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When the person telling the story is the main character.
First Person
To tell a story that you would enjoy and makes you laugh.
Entertain
The narrator is talking to "you".
Second Person
Point of view in which the narrator is not a character in the story. (Uses the pronouns them, they, etc.)
Third Person
The center of interest or attention.
Focus
The author's purpose for writing (facts) argumentative, (emotions) persuade, (information) inform, or (enjoyment) entertain.
Author's Purpose
The clear and easy expression of ideas, either written or spoken.
Fluency
To give information about a particular topic; to explain why something is important.
Inform
To convince others to feel a particular way about a topic.
Persuade
The attitude of the author toward the audience and characters.
Tone
How the author writes; an author's use of language; its effects and appropriateness to the author's intent or theme.
Style
The fluency, rhythm, and liveliness in writing that makes it unique to the writer. Your written personality; the "style" you write with. (Friendly, formal, everyday, short/long sentences).
Voice
Text that is next to photos or graphics.
Caption
Statements that can be proved to be true
Fact
Statements that cannot be proven to be true.
Opinions
A diagram or pictorial device that shows relationships. (Examples: Venn diagram, web, flow chart, story map, etc.)
Graphic Organizer
Photographs, drawings, maps, or other pictured that give additional information about the text.
Graphics
The title at the start of a page or section, usually bold or dark print.
Heading
A secondary heading, the mini-topic related to the heading.
Subheading
A visual aid that condenses information into a series of rows, lines, or other shortened lists.
Charts, tables, and graphs
A judgment based on reasoning rather than something stated directly in the passage. Known as "reading between the lines".
Inference
To examine or judge carefully.
Evaluate
To restate the most important information in a text.
Summarize
To restate a text or passage in other words, often to show understanding or clarify the meaning.
Paraphrase
The vantage point from which a story is told.
Point of View (Author)