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