Nonfiction Text Structures Vocabulary

Writing that describes factual information about people, places & things; Also known as informational text

• nonfiction

• sequence

• compare and contrast

• graphic organizer

A way of organizing informational text by presenting the order in which things happen

• compare and contrast

• sequence

• organize

• text structure

the writer of a piece of writing

• illustrator

• author

• publisher

• title page

is their intent (or purpose) for writing something. To either persuade, inform or entertain an audience. It refers to the author’s “why” behind their writing.

• compare and contrast

• author's purpose

• sequence

• nonfiction

A way of organizing informational text by presenting the sequence in which events happen; time-order: using a timeline helps the reader organize dates, times, events in chronological order

• author

• author's purpose

• chronological order

• cause and effect

-arrange into a structured whole; order

• organize

• text structure

• compare and contrast

• description

The way in which an informational text (nonfiction) is organized

• text structure

• author

• chronological order

• illustrator

A way of organizing informational text by giving a detailed description to help paint a picture in the reader’s mind

• author

• description

• graphic organizer

• problem and solution

A way of organizing informational text by presenting the similarities and differences of two or more objects, people, or ideas; (Compare = alike) (Contrast = different)

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

• chronological order

• problem and solution

A way of organizing informational text by presenting a problem and describing how it is solved

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

• description

• compare and constrast