Nonfiction vocab

text features

• parts of a newspaper article, magazine article, text book, or web page beyond the main article that help you better understand the text

• the main point an author is making

• the title that comes after the headline

• supporting evidence that comes from the text you are writing about

paraphrase

• a report of the exact words of an author or speaker

• supporting evidence that come from the text you are writing about

• to reword something written or spoken by someone else

• a label or brief explanation that accompanies a photo or illustration

headline

• the end of a piece of writing that sums up the purpose

• the title of an article in a newspaper, magazine, or website

• the beginning of a piece of writing that lets the reader know what they will be reading about and sets up the thesis

• a label or brief explanation that accompanies a photo or illustration

transistions

• the style of writing used in essays, research papers, or business letter

• words that help a piece of writing change from one topic to another

• a title that comes after the headline

• the title of an article in a newspaper, magazine, or web site

informational text

• supporting evidence that comes from the text you are writing about

• to reword something written or spoken by someone else

• a book, article, or website that contains infromation

• a type of nonfiction writing that informs readers about a certain topic

conclusion

• a report of the exact words of an author or speaker

• the title of an article in a newspaper, magazine, or website

• the end of a piece of writing

• the beginning of a piece of writing

text structure

• the title of an article in a newspaper, magazine, or web site

• a short article alongside a longer article that contains additional information

• the sentence

• the way an author organizes information in a text

subheading

• a book, website, person, or piece of media that contains information

• the title of an article in a newspaper, magazine, or website

• a title that comes after the headline

• a label or brief explanation that accompanies a photo or illustration

text evidence

• supporting evidence that comes from the text you are writing about

• to reword something written or spoken by someone else

• the main point an author is making

• the way an author organizes information in a text

a book, article, website, person, or piece of media that contains information

• caption

• source

• objective summary

• direct quote