Helps a reader find key topics in the order they're presented in
What is Table of Contents
100
Text provides details or characteristics of a topic
What is Description
100
Attempts to convince readers to take a specific course of action or adopt the writers viewpoint
What is Persuasive Essay
100
Examines and discusses a focused topic
What is Essay
100
The author provides the clues about a character by describing what a character by describing what a character looks like, does or says and how other characters react to them. The reader draws conclusions.
What is Indirect Characterization
200
What a section of text is about
What is Heading
200
The text tells about similarities and differences between people, places, things, etc.
What is Compare & Contrast
200
Tells a story of actual events or an individuals life experiences
What is Narrative Essay
200
The authors reason for writing
What is Purpose
200
The author tells you a characters traits
What is Direct Characterization
300
An alphabetical list of everything covered in a text with page numbers where they can be found
What is Index
300
The text describes an event (cause) and the effects that follow
What is Cause & Effect
300
Creates an impression about a person, an object, or an experience by presenting physical details of sight, sound, smell, touch, or taste
What is Descriptive Essay
300
Provides information about a topic, a person, or an event
What is Article
300
Who is telling the story. It is told in terms of first or third person
What is Point of View
400
Words, phrases, or sentences that help the reader understand a picture
What is Captions
400
The text gives information about a problem and explains one or more solution
What is Problem & Solution
400
Expresses the writers thoughts and feelings in response to a personal experience or adopt the writers viewpoint
What is Persuasive Essay
400
The authors attitude toward both the subject and readers or listeners
What is Tone
400
What happens in the story
What is Plot
500
Words that help identify a picture and its parts
What is Labels
500
The text outlines chronological events or a list of steps in a procedure
What is Order & Sequence
500
Provides information, discusses ideas, or explains a process
What is Expository Essay
500
The particular way in which a writer uses language