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100

The vantage point from which a story is told

Point of View

100

The narrator is talking to "you"

Second Person

100

Text that is next to photo or graphic

Caption

100

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

Inform

100

The center of interest or attention.

Focus

200

When the person telling the story is the main character

First Person

200

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

Graphics

200

A judgement based in reasoning rather that something stated directly in the passage. "Reading between the lines."

Inference

200

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

Heading

200

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

Style

300

Statements that cannot be proven true.

Opinions

300

To examine and judge carefully

Evaluate

300

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

Fluency

300
To restate the most important information in a text

Summarize

300

A diagram or pictorial device that shows relationships.

Graphic Organizer

400

The attitude of the author toward the audience and characters.

Tone

400

A secondary heading, the mini-topic related to the heading

Subheading

400

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

Paraphrase

400

A visual aid that condenses information into a series of rows, lines, or other shortened lists

Charts, Tables, and Graphs

400

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

Author's Purpose

500

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

Persuade

500

The fluency,rhythm and likeliness 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

Statements that can be proven true.

Facts

500

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

Entertainment

500

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

Third Person