ben ela 6

author's purpose

• The reason the author has for writing. (Inform, persuade, express, & entertain)
• Purpose for reading the writing (Inform, persuade, express, & entertain)

fact

• a statement that can be proved
• a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

opinion

• a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
• a statement that can be proved

organization

• how the author puts together the events in the story or passage
• brief explanation or description of an illustration

caption

• brief explanation or description of an illustration
• how the author puts together the events in the story or passage

excerpt

• a passage taken from a book
• express the same message in different words

paraphrase

• express the same message in different words
• a passage taken from a book

outline

• graphic organizer that orders events with a main idea and details
• a passage taken from a book

memoir

• an account of the author's personal experiences
• A story of a person's life that is written by another person

biography

• A story of a person's life that is written by another person
• The story of a person's life written by that person