Purpose and Main Idea
It's why an author writes something.
Purpose
It's the name of a book or article, usually found on the front.
What is a title?
The type of nonfiction where an author tries to convince you,
What is a persuasive text?
What is a fact?
She's a Canadian author. She wrote the Handmaid's Tale.
Who's Margaret Atwood?
It's the big idea of the paragraph.
It explains what a photograph or illustration is.
What is a caption?
It's an author's ___. Usually, it is positive or negative and explains how an author feels about a topic.
What is negative?
It's someone's opinions or feelings.
What is an opinion?
She's an American poet and author who wrote Caged Bird. She was also an actress in the Madea Family movies.
Who is Maya Angelou?
It's when an author is trying to convince you of something.
To Persuade
It tells readers the definition of certain words.
What is a glossary?
The type of nonfiction where the author gives you information on a single topic. Usually, a story is told or an explanation is given.
What is an expository text?
It's the two parts of an inference.
What is background knowledge and information from the text?
He's a poet from Dayton, Ohio who also wrote a poem about a Caged Bird
Who is Pual Laurence Dunbar?
It's when the author is telling or teaching you something.
To Inform
It's one of the two ways that authors show a word is important.
What are italics or bold print?
It's an example of an author's qualification.
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It's an example of a fact.
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A contemporary author from North Vietnam. She just published her first book in English
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
This is needed to support an argument.
What is evidence?
It's text that is outside of the paragraphs in a nonfiction document. Usually it is there for extra information.
What is a fact box or a side bar?
The type of nonfiction that gives you raw data (no story or persuasion). Think Bionicles instructions or a cement recipe.
Technical Text
It's an inference about the test tomorrow.
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He's a writer/philosopher from Ancient Greece. He wrote the Republic.
Who is Plato?