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The author's purpose for writing (facts) argumentative, (emotions) persuade,(information) inform,or (Enjoyment)entertain.

Author's Purpose

100

Text that is next to photo or graphic 

Caption 

100

The title at the start of a page or section, usually bold or dark print.


Heading

100

To tell a story that you would enjoy and makes you laugh.

Entertain 

100

To give information about a particular topic;to explain why something is important.

Inform

200

To examine and judge carefully.

Evaluate

200

The vantage point from which a story is told.

Point of view (author)

200

The center of interest or attention.

Focus

200

Statements that can be proven true.

Facts 

200

The clear and easy expression of ideas, either written or spoken.

Fluency

300

The narrator is talking to "YOU"

Second Person

300

Statements that cannot be proven true.

Opinions

300

Point of view in which the narrator is not a character in the story. Pronouns them,they.

Third Person

300

When the person telling the story is the main character.

First Person

300

 A judgment based on reasoning rather than something stated directly in the passage. “Reading between the lines”.

Inference

400

The attitude of the author towards the audience and characters.

Tone

400

How the author writes; an author's use of language; its effects and appropriateness to the author's intent and theme.

Style

400

A secondary heading, the mini-topic related to the heading.


Subheading

400

To convince others to feel a particular way about a topic. 

Persuade

400

Photographs, drawings, maps, or other pictures that give additional information about the text.

Graphics

500

To restate the most important information in a text.


Summarize

500

A visual aid that condenses information into a series of rows, lines, or other shortened lists.

Charts,Tables,and Graphs

500

To restate a text or passage in other words, often to show understanding or clarify the meaning.

Paraphrase

500

The fluency,rhythm and liveliness in writing that make in unique to the writer. Your written personality the "style" you write (friendly,formal,every day,short/long sentences).

Voice

500

A diagram or pictorial device that shows relationships.

Graphic Organizer

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