When the person telling the story is the main character.
First Person
The center of interest or attention
Focus
The 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).
To examine and judge carefully
Evaluate
text that is next to photo or graphic
Caption
the narrator is talking to "you"
Second person
To give information about a particular topic; to explain why something is important.
Statements that can be proven true
Facts
A judgment based on reasoning rather than something stated directly in the passage. “Reading between the lines.”
Inference
A diagram or pictorial device that shows relationships.
Graphic organizer
Point of view in which the narrator is not a character in the story. Pronouns them, they
Third Person
How the author writes an author’s use of language; its effects and appropriateness to the author’s intent and theme.
Style
Statements that can not be proven true
Opinions
A secondary heading, the mini-topic related to the heading.
Subheading
A visual aid that condenses information into a series of rows, lines, or other shortened lists.
Charts, Tables, and graphs
To tell a story that you would enjoy and makes you laugh.
Entertain
To convince others to feel a particular way about a topic
Persuade
To restate the most important information in a text
Summarize
The title at the start of a page or section, usually bold or dark print.
Heading
the author’s purpose for writing facts argumentative, emotions persuade, information inform, or enjoyment entertain.
Authors Purpose
The clear and easy expression of ideas, either written or spoken
Fluency
The attitude of the author toward the audience and characters
Tone
To restate a text or passage in other words, often to show understanding or clarify the meaning.
Paraphrase
Photographs, drawings, maps, or other pictures that give additional information about the text.
Graphics
the vantage point from which the story is told
Point of View