group 1
When the person telling the story is the main character
First Person
The clear and easy expression of ideas, either written or spoken
Fluency
The attitude of the author toward the audience and characters
Ex: serious or humorous
Tone
A diagram or pictorial device that shows relationships
Ex: Venn diagram, web, flow chart, story map
Graphic Organizer
To examine and judge carefully
Evaluate
The narrator is talking to “you"
Second Person
To convince others to feel a particular way about a topic
Persuade
The author’s purpose for writing (facts) argumentative,
(emotions) persuade, (information) inform, or (enjoyment) entertain
Author’s purpose
Statements that can be proven true
Facts
To restate the most important information in a text
Summarize
To tell a story that you would enjoy and makes you laugh
Entertain
How the author writes; an author’s use of language; its effects and appropriateness to the author’s intent and theme
Style
The title at the start of a page or section, usually bold or dark print
Heading
Statements that cannot be proven true
Opinions
A secondary heading, the mini-topic related to the heading
Subheading
The vantage point from which a story is told
Point of View (author)
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)
Voice
Photographs, drawings, maps, or other pictures that give additional information about the text
Graphics
A visual aid that condenses information into a series of rows, lines, or other shortened lists
Charts, Tables, and Graphs
To restate a text or passage in other words, often to show understanding or clarify the meaning
Paraphrase
Point of view in which the narrator is not a character in the story Pronouns them, the
Third Person
To give information about a particular topic; to explain why something is important
Inform
The center of interest or attention
Focus
Text that is next to photo or graphic
Caption
A judgment based on reasoning rather than something stated directly in the passage. “Reading between the lines”
Inference