Nonfiction Vocabulary

A type of nonfiction where the author writes a book about someone else's life.

• Autobiography

• Poem

• Biography

• Nonfiction

The name of a text that often refers to the main idea of the passage.

• Heading

• Subheading

• Caption

• Title

A heading under a main heading in a section of text.

• Subheading

• Caption

• Title

• Heading

Typed words that are darker than the other words in the text and which show something important in the text.

• Italics

• Slanted

• Underline

• Boldface

The most important or central point of nonfiction text.

• Supporting Details

• Main Idea

• Inference

• Predict

How the author organized information within a written text.

• Caption

• Compare and Contrast

• Primary Sources

• Text Structure

A type of text structure that states the similarities and differences between two things.

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Text Structure

Original description by someone who was present when an event happened or history was made. Considered to be the best source of information.

• Primary Sources

• Autobiography

• Biography

• Secondary Sources

Writing the main ideas of a text in your own words.

• Predict

• Inference

• Summarize

• Evaluate

Pausing while reading to review what has been read and check understanding.

• Evaluate

• Clarify

• Summarize

• Predict