Author's Purpose & Voice
To tell a story that you would enjoy and make you laugh.
Entertain
Text that is next to photo or graphic
Caption
A judgment based on reasoning rather than something stated directly in the passage. "Reading between the lines".
Inference
Point of view in which the narrator is not a character in the story.
Third person
The clear and easy expression of ideas, either written or spoke
Fluency
The center of interest or attention.
Focus
Statements that can be proven true
Facts
To examine and judge carefully.
Evaluate
When the person telling the story is the main character.
First person
The attitude of the author toward the audience and characters.
Tone
To convince others to feel a particular way about a topic.
Persuade
A secondary heading,the mini-topic related to the heading.
Subheading
To restate the most important information in a text.
Summarize
The narrator is talking to "you".
Second Person
Not on test: Third person point of view where the narrator knows what all the characters are thinking and feeling.
Third Person Omniscient
To give information about a particular topic; to explain why something is important.
Inform
Photographs, drawings, maps, or other pictures that give additional information about the text.
Graphics
To restate a text or passage in other words, often to show understanding or clarify the meaning.
Paraphrase
Extra question (not on test): Third person point of view where the narrator knows what only the main character is thinking and feeling.
Third Person Limited
Statements that cannot be proven true
opinion
How the author writes; an author's use of language; its effects and appropriateness to the author's intent and theme.
Style
A visual aid that condenses information into a series of rows, lines, or other shortened lists.
Charts, Tables, and Graphs
Not in the same category: A diagram or pictorial device that shows relationships.
Graphic Organizer
The vantage point from which a story is told.
Point of View
The author's purpose for writing (facts) argumentative, (emotions) persuade, (information) inform, or (enjoyment) entertain.
Author's Purpose