Nonfiction Terms

this pattern of writing is organized based on the order in which events occurred

• categorical

• chronological

• expository

• compare & contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

The writer's aim or goal for writing is his or her _____.

• purpose

• tone

• voice

• mood

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Nonfiction written primarily to convey factual information. This type of text comprise the majority of printed materials adults read. 

• Informational Text 
• Persuasive Text 
• Literary Nonfiction
• Primary Source 

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The author’s central thought; the chief topic of a text expressed or implied in a word or phrase;the topic sentence of a paragraph.

• Main Idea
• Supporting Detail 
• Style
• Tone 

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Points of information in a text that strongly support the meaning or tell the story. Statements that define, describe, or otherwise provide information about the topic,theme, or main idea

• Main Idea
• Supporting Detail 
• Style
• Tone 

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

A piece of information provided objectively, presented as true

• Line of Reasoning 
• Evidence
• Fact
• Opinion 

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

A personal view, attitude, or appraisal

• Line of Reasoning 
• Evidence
• Fact
• Opinion 

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

A book about a person's life that someone else writes is what?

• biography
• autobiography
• dictionary
• atlas

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

supporting details

• Statements that help explain, prove, or support the author’s main point
• A one or two word explanation of what a text is about

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

topic

• A one or two word explanation of what a text is about
• The purpose or intent an author has in mind when writing a text (persuade, entertain, inform)

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.8.2