point of view
Author’s Purpose & Voice
Text Features
Reading Strategies
Extras
100

When the person telling the story is the main character.

First person 

100

he author’s purpose for writing (facts) argumentative, emotions persuade, information inform, or enjoyment entertain.

Author’s Purpose

100

Text that is next to photo or graphic

Caption

100

A judgment based on reasoning rather than something stated directly in the passage. “Reading between the lines

Inference

100

How the author writes; an author’s use of language; its effects and appropriateness to the author’s intent and theme.

Style

200

he narrator is talking to “you.”

Second Person

200

 To tell a story that you would enjoy and makes you laugh.

Entertain

200

Statements that can be proven true

Facts

200

To examine and judge carefully.

Evaluate

200

To convince others to feel a particular way about a topic.

Persuade

300

 Point of view in which the narrator is not a character in the story. Pronouns them, they

Third Person

300

The clear and easy expression of ideas, either written or spoken.

Fluency

300

Statements that cannot be proven true

Opinions

300

 To restate the most important information in a text.

Summarize

300

The attitude of the author toward the audience and characters.

Tone

400

The center of interest or attention.

Focus

400

A diagram or pictorial device that shows relationships.

Graphic Organizer

400

To restate a text or passage in other words, often to show understanding or clarify the meaning.

Paraphrase


400

he fluency, rhythm and liveliness in writing that make it unique to the writer. Your written personality the “style” you write with friendly, formal, every day, short long sentences

Voice:

500

To give information about a particular topic to explain why something is important

Inform

500

Photographs, drawings, maps, or other pictures that give additional information about the text

Graphics

500

The title at the start of a page or section, usually bold or dark print

Heading