Informational
Argumentative
Drama
Fiction
Poetry
100

a smaller title under the main title that tells what the text in a section is about.

What is SUBHEADING

100

the writer's main idea or argument

What is CLAIM

100

the person who writes a play

What is PLAYWRIGHT

100

the words characters say to each other

What is DIALOGUE

100

a group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph

What is STANZA

200

What the text is mainly about

What is MAIN IDEA.

200

a piece of writing that gives information that you can find in a magazine or newspaper

What is ARTICLE

200

a part of a play, movie, or story that happens in one place and at one time

What is SCENCE

200

the person or voice telling the story

What is NARRATOR

200

the feeling or atmosphere a text creates for the reader

What is MOOD

300

the way a text is organized or put together

What is STRUCTURE

300

facts or proof based on science

What is SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE

300

the big idea or message in a story

What is THEME

300
when a story goes back to an earlier time to show something important

What is FLASHBACK

300

a single row of words in a poem

What is LINE

400

the big idea that guide a piece of writing

What is CONTROLLING IDEA

400

the people the speaker or writer specifically wants to reach

What is INTENDED AUDIENCE

400

instructions in a play that tell actors what to do or where to go

What are STAGE DIRECTIONS

400

the perspective from which a story is told

What is POINT OF VIEW

400

the voice talking in a poem or story

What is SPEAKER

500

trustworthy places to get accurate information

What are RELIABLE SOURCES

500

true events that happened to someone

What are REAL EXPERIENCES

500

how a play is presented, including the set, props, and movements of the actors

What is STAGING

500

when something happens that is the opposite of what you expected

What is IRONY

500

words that describe how something looks, sounds, smells, feels or tastes

What is SENSORY LANGUAGE