the author's intention for his/her writing: to persuade, inform, explain, or entertain.

• Compare and Contrast

• Author's Purpose

• Objective Summary

• Cause and Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

when an author holds a strong opinion or belief about his/her topic; statements that favor one opinion or idea over another, sometimes creating an unsound or unfair argument by the author.

• Bias

• Dialogue

• Textual Features

• Relevant

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

passages that explain or inform.

• Compare and Contrast

• Denotation

• Literary Texts

• Informational Texts

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

an overview of a passage that captures the main points but does not give every detail and does not include opinions.

• Problem and Solution

• Objective Summary

• Propel the Action

• Technical Meaning

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

when the facts, details, or other information within a text are related to the topic; information which helps support the author's opinion, claim, and reasoning.

• Relevant

• Structure

• Incident

• Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

a reasonable conclusion reached that is based on evidence found in the text.

• Counterclaim

• Incident

• Inference

• Cause and Effect

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

the main argument made by an author; supported by reasons and evidence.

• Sound

• Claim

• Denotation

• Connotation

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.SL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.1B

a specific meaning or idea that a word/concept brings to mind.

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Counterclaim

• Cause and Effect

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

the dictionary definition of a word/concept.

• Denotation

• Inference

• Literary Texts

• Connotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

used by writers to convey meaning; helps break longer pieces into smaller portions that are grouped together because they happened around the same time or because they share a similar meaning.

• Dialogue

• Relevant

• Inference

• Structure

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5