when a story breaks from chronological order to go back and explain something that has already happened
What is a flashback?
100
using personal experience to persuade
What is a testimonial?
100
text that's purpose is to tell a story or to entertain
What is narrative text?
100
shows that one aspect leads to another
signal words: if ... then, therefore, because, for this reason, as a result, etc.
What is cause and effect?
100
why an author creates a work
What is the author's purpose?
200
when a story includes clues about what will happen later on in a story
What is foreshadowing?
200
a question for which the answer is implied in the text
What is a rhetorical question?
200
text that's purpose is to explain or inform
What is expository text?
200
shows stages or series of events
signal words: first, second, next, then, before, after, finally, etc.
What is sequence?
200
this helps us to understand a text
What is the significance of the author's purpose?
300
when what actually happens in a story is not what is expected to happen
What is irony?
300
referring to information provided by a well known person
What is citing authority?
300
text that's purpose is to instruct or describe
What is technical text?
300
presents a problem and its solution
signal words: the problem is, one reason for, a possible solution is, question ... answer, etc.
What is problem-solution?
300
where an author stands on an issue
What is author's position?
400
when a story or story element makes fun of human nature
What is satire?
400
getting the audience emotionally involved in the argument
What is an emotional appeal?
400
text that's purpose is to convince or cause change
What is persuasive text?
400
shows the similarities and differences between two things
signal words: in contrast, less/more than, instead of, however, alike, not only ... but also, and, or, etc.
What is comparison-contrast?
400
the formal statement of an author's purpose
What is an assertion or thesis?
500
descriptions that include details from any of the five senses
What is imagery?
500
using reason, facts, or statistics in an argument
What is a logical appeal?
500
text that is based on real events (vs. imagined)
What is non-fiction text?
500
describes something
signal words: for example, has, is, to illustrate, near, looks like, smells like, feels like, tastes like, sounds like, etc.
What is description?
500
the history, society, and culture that influence an author's writing