Nonfiction Vocab

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to have an influence on or affect a change in something

• affect

• ensure

• specify

• memoir

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writing that tells about real people, places, and events

• memoir

• point of view

• nonfiction

• claim

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central idea

• the writer's position on an issue or problem

• a one-sentence statement that sums up the most important ideas of a speech

• the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

• to state exactly or in detail what you want or need

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Metaphor

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

• Give an account of the similarities between two (or more) items or situations

• A comparison without using like or as

A simile is a comparison _________ like or as

Which of the following should you always include when writing an essay or ICERS response?

• claim

• element

• author's purpose

• central idea

• point of view

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Give an account of the differences between two (or more) items or situations

• central idea

• contrast

• author's purpose

• compare

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The reason the author has for writing. (Inform, persuade, or entertain)

• claim

• point of view

• author's purpose

• memoir

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memoir

• the writer's position on an issue or problem

• writing that tells about real people, places, and events

• the perspective from which a story is told (1st, 2nd, or 3rd)

• an autobiographical form of writing in which the author tells about specific personal experiences

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point of view

• the perspective from which a story is told (1st, 2nd, or 3rd person)

• the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

• The reason the author has for writing. ( Inform, persuade, or entertain)

• to be active and involved in something or to share in something