The Big Picture
The "main point" or what a nonfiction passage is mostly about.
What is the "Central Idea"?
This text structure explains how two things are alike and how they are different.
What is Compare and Contrast?
A comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
This POV uses pronouns such as I, me, and my
What is first person?
These marks must be used whenever you take words directly from a text.
What are quotation marks?
The universal lesson, moral, or message about life hidden in a story.
What is Theme?
A text feature found at the back of a book that lists important words and their definitions.
What is a glossary?
Extreme exaggeration, such as "I am so hungry, I could eat a horse."
What is hyperbole?
In an argument, this is the author's main position or opinion on a topic.
What is a central claim?
To put an author's ideas into your own words while still giving them credit
What is paraphrasing?
This is the reason an author writes- usually to persuade, inform, or entertain.
What is Author's Purpose?
In poetry, a paragraph is called this.
What is a Stanza?
When an author describes a character by telling you exactly what they are like (example: Sarah was a rude girl.)
What is direct characterization?
This POV uses he, she, and they but the narrator only knows the thoughts of one character.
What is third person limited?
A sentence starter like "According to the text...." or "The author states...." is known as this.
What is a transition?
Unlike a summary, a theme should never include these specific details from the story.
What are the characters and plot details.
This text structure is used when an author explains a conflict and then how it was fixed.
What is Problem and Solution?
Giving human qualities to non-human things, such as "The wind whistled."
What is personification?
This POV is used in instructions or manuals, speaking directly to YOU.
What is second person?
When you explain how the evidence proves your claim, you are doing this.
What is explaining or analyzing?
To find the central idea in an informational text, a reader should look at the first and last sentence of these.
What are paragraphs?
This poetic element is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words, like "Silly snakes slithered"
What is Alliteration?
Readers use this acronym to remember the five ways to find indirect characterization (speech, thoughts, effect, action, looks)
What is STEAL?
A narrator who knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters in the story.
What is third person omniscient?
This term refers to the specific place in the text where you found your information (like a page or line number).
What is a citation?