The main point the author is trying to make or prove throughout the piece. This idea summarizes the paragraph or section of texts.
What is main idea
100
Something that can be proven with data.
What is fact
100
The author uses the five senses to describe a person, place or thing.
What is description
100
The writer presents ideas or events in order in which it happens (an author may use a flow chart to help the reader understand the ideas).
What is sequence
100
Convince the reader to take an action or believe in an idea.
What is persuade
200
The author clearly states the idea in the passage . You can find it and circle or underline it.
What is stated idea
200
A claim or statement of opinion that a writer is trying to prove throughout the entire essay; a position statement
What is thesis
200
The writer discusses how two ideas or events are similar and different.
What is compare and contrast
200
The author will make a claim and then try to support or prove it throughout the article or within each paragraph
What is main idea and details
200
Give true factual information about a person, topic or event
What is inform
300
Idea that is not directly stated in the passage, but must be inferred.
What is implied idea
300
Statement the author believes to be true and tries to prove.
What is claim
300
The write explains why something happens and the resulting outcome.
What is cause and effect
300
The writer organizes the text like a story with a beginning, series of events, and an ending.
What is narrative story structure
300
Holding the reader's attention and making laugh or cry.
What is entertain
400
Detail that describe something or someone using your senses.
What is sensory detail
400
Your belief about a topic or person that cannot be proven absolutely true.
What is opinion
400
The writer presents the information by describing events as they occurred over time (an author may use a timeline as a text feature to help the reader).
What is chronological order
400
The writer presents information by grouping similar facts and ideas together with a title or subheading
What is categories
400
Author breaks down the writing into steps or a list to follow in a clear and understandable way showing how to do something or how something works.
What is explain
500
Where do you look to find the main idea of a passage AND where do you look to find the supporting details?
What is first and last sentence, and details you focus in the middle.
500
Reasons to accept a writer's claim or reasons to support the central idea.
What is support
500
The writer identifies a conflict or problem along the way with one or more solutions they are trying.
What is problem and solution
500
What is the definition of text structure?
What is AUTHORS USE A VARIETY OF METHODS TO ORGANIZE AND PRESENT THEIR TEXTS
500
Using the five senses to describe a person, place, thing, etc...in great detail.