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

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

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

• compare and contrast

• sequence

• organize

• text structure

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

the writer of a piece of writing

• illustrator

• author

• publisher

• title page

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

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

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

-arrange into a structured whole; order

• organize

• text structure

• compare and contrast

• description

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

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

• text structure

• author

• chronological order

• illustrator

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

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

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

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

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

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

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4