Evaluating Informational Texts Vocab

Style

• The author's or speaker's attitude toward a subject

• The summary of a written text

• The technique a writer uses in his/her writing

• Logical guess

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.SL.11-12.3

Tone

• How the author views the subject of a text

• The technique a writer uses in his/her writing

• The reason for writing the text

• The different ways a writer forms his/her writing

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Mood

• The atmosphere of a piece of text

• Proof that supports answer choice

• Logical guess

• The author's or speaker's attitude toward a subject

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Perspective

• How the author views the subject of a text

• The author's specific word choice to create an effect

• The summary of a written text

• The author's or speaker's attitude toward a subject

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.SL.11-12.3

Author's Purpose

• The atmosphere of a piece of text

• The different ways a writer forms his/her writing

• The reason for writing the text

• The technique a writer uses in his/her writing

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

Diction

• The summary of a written text

• The author's specific word choice to create an effect

• The technique a writer uses in his/her writing

• Proof that supports answer choice

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Textual Evidence

• Proof that supports answer choice

• The summary of a written text

• The reason for writing the text

• The atmosphere of a piece of text

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.9

Inference

• Logical guess

• The summary of a written text

• The author's or speaker's attitude toward a subject

• The technique a writer uses in his/her writing

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Main Idea

• The reason for writing the text

• The summary of a written text

• The different ways a writer forms his/her writing

• The author's or speaker's attitude toward a subject

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

Organizational Pattern

• How the author views the subject of a text

• Proof that supports answer choice

• The different ways a writer forms his/her writing

• The author's specific word choice to create an effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.W.11-12.2