Definitions
A short piece of prose that is informal/casual and includes the writer's reaction or opinion on a topic.
What is a personal essay?
The author's most important message...
What is the main idea?
A structural pattern in nonfiction that makes cause and effect relationships clear...
True or False:
Details are interesting but are not related to finding the main idea of the text.
False
One reason why young boys joined the army in the 1800's was that they felt very...
What is patriotic?
One of the fictional elements in the Bradbury story...
What are the main character's inner thoughts?
An account of a person's life that is written about another person...
What is a biography?
An objective, impersonal piece of prose that informs you about a specific topic using research and not opinions...
What is a formal essay?
Whenever you read nonfiction, look for the author's...
What is purpose?
When the author uses words such as more important and to begin with, ideas are being connected by their...
What is order of importance?
Definition: when one idea flows from another, a text has...
What is coherence?
What is that nearly 10,000 men died and no one was a clear winner?
This historically accurate detail allows Joby to recognize the general...
What are the general's brass buttons?
These are an important part of many nonfiction pieces but should not be mistaken for facts...
What are opinions?
A type of prose that is delivered orally to bring an audience together and inform them of something...
What is a speech?
Name two types of details used to support the writer's main idea in nonfiction writing...
1. Facts
2. Quotations
3. Statistics
A method of presenting facts and details in the order in which they happened...
What is chronological order?
A reference to aspects of a culture that people share is called...
How were drummer boys the heart of the army?
Joby is sleeping here the night before the Battle of Shiloh...
What is a peach orchard?
A person's account of his or her own life...
What is an autobiography?
The purpose of information of an encyclopedia or data bank entry is to...
What is to provide factual information for a specific topic?
To make sure that you understand the main idea of a text, it can be helpful to...
What is restate the main idea in your own words?
Repetition of key words and ideas and the use of parallel grammatical forms both help nonfiction writers make their points clear...
True
These words connect sentences and ideas together and can make nonfiction texts easier to understand...
What are transition words?
These eventually replaced drums due to changes in the way wars were fought because they were easier to hear than drums...
What are bugles?
Definition: statements must be supported by reasons, evidence, and examples in order to be considered...
A unique characteristic about historical fiction is that they...
What is combine factual and fictional details?
This could be to provide information, express personal feelings or opinions, entertain, or influence people.
What is the author's purpose?
Supporting details are arranged in related groups so that connections are clear.
Logical Order
Definition: when all parts of a nonfiction text are connected and agree with what came before, it is said to have internal...
What is consistency?
He received a medal of honor for remaining at his post and continuing to relay orders to the other soldiers despite being shot...
Who is Orion Howe?
After initially writing his story, Bradbury did these two things to ensure that his fictional story was historically accurate...
1. Conducted research
2. Applied his new knowledge to the story