NF Vocabulary
the topic of the text
What is main idea?
Text describes a problem and a possible solution.
What is a problem/solution text structure?
What a text is mostly about.
What is a main idea?
ancient tools and artifacts from a long time ago considered examples of these
What is a primary source?
an explanation that is next to a photo, map or diagram
What is a caption
these support the main idea
What does key detail do?
Similarly, however, likewise, although, but, instead.
What are signal words in a compare/contrast text structure?
details in a text to support the main idea
What are key details?
A biography is an example of these
What is a secondary source?
These can help you visualize what is written in the text.
How do photographs help you with your reading?
These are something that happened in the past
What does historical text talk about?
From the past to the present time.
What is a chronological text structure?
This sentence often expresses the main idea of text
What is a topic sentence?
a dog walker who witnessed the scene of a crime is an example of this
What is an eyewitness?
a very short bolded statement at the top of a section in a text
What is a heading?
tells you how to do something
what does technical text list?
This provides details about how something looks, sounds, smells, and/or tastes.
What is a descriptive text structure?
A detail directly from the text.
What is a direct quote?
We need these in order to fully understand what happened at an event.
Why do we need multiple perspectives?
a graph, chart, drawing or plan that explains something by showing how the parts relate to each other.
What is a diagram?
These talk about the solar system, dinosaurs, and more
what does scientific text talk about?
Text that explains the result of an event.
What is Cause and Effect text structure?
When a person has their own thoughts about something.
What is an opinion?
Someone may give you an inaccurate description of an event.
Why do we need to compare perspectives?
may be used for any combination of identification, information, warning, or instructions.
What are labels?