STAAR Non-Fiction Terms

A Non-Fiction passage is one that is....

• True

• False

• Long

• Short

This is the story of a SHORT PIECE of someone's life written by that person.

• Biogarphy

• Autobiography

• Memoir

• Encyclopedia

This is the story of a person's life written by someone else.

• Biogarphy

• Autobiography

• Memoir

• Encyclopedia

This is the story of a person's life written by that person.

• Biography

• Autobiography

• Memoir

• Encyclopedia

This is a set of books that give information about various aspects of the world, from different countries, animal species, and famous people.

• Biography

• Autobiography

• Memoir

• Encyclopedia

In this Organizational Structure, the passage will explain a situation and the results that it caused.

• Chronological/Sequential

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Proposition and Support

In this Organizational Structure, the passage explains things in time order, from beginning to end.

• Chronological/Sequential

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Proposition and Support

In this Organizational Structure, the passage will propose something and explain why this is a good idea. In other words, this passage is persuasive.

• Chronological/Sequential

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Proposition and Support

In this Organizational Structure, the passage will explain how two things are similar and how they are different.

• Chronological/Sequential

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Proposition and Support

A good summary will cover what parts of a passage?

• Beginning, Middle, End, and only Important Information

• Beginning, Middle, End, and small Details

• Beginning, Middle, End, and Theme

• Beginning, Middle, End, and Protagonist