Nonfiction Vocabulary Terms

The description or the documenting of historical, or "real life" events. The main types are autobiographies, encyclopedias, essays, feature stories, interviews, newspaper articles, and textbooks.

• Biography

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Tall Tales

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

A book written about a person's life or one main event. The author's purpose is to inform the reader.

• Autobiography

• Biography

• Interview

• Memoir

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

A biography written by the author about his or herself.

• Encyclopedia

• Autobiography

• Website

• Novella

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

The phrase most often located at the top of the page. It provides the name of the passage and often refers to the main aspect, or point of the paper.

• Literary Nonfiction

• Subtitle

• Website

• Title

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

An attention grabber that often includes the main idea of the paper.

• headings

• boldface

• main ideas

• supporting details

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

A heading underneath the main heading.

• cause and effect

• captions

• subheadings

• headings

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

A short description or reference of a drawing or picture.

• chart

• sidebar

• italics

• captions

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Text that is made darker because of significant importance.

• boldface

• italics

• primary sources

• cause and effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Slanted text that could be of importance occasionally used in website, references, books, or articles.

• font

• captions

• boldface

• italics

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

More information about the main idea.

• central idea

• main idea

• supporting detail

• secondary sources

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2