Nonfiction Vocabulary

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

• Autobiography

• Poem

• Biography

• Nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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

• Heading

• Subheading

• Caption

• Title

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

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

• Subheading

• Caption

• Title

• Heading

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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

• Italics

• Slanted

• Underline

• Boldface

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The most important or central point of nonfiction text.

• Supporting Details

• Main Idea

• Inference

• Predict

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

How the author organized information within a written text.

• Caption

• Compare and Contrast

• Primary Sources

• Text Structure

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

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

• Predict

• Inference

• Summarize

• Evaluate

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

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

• Evaluate

• Clarify

• Summarize

• Predict

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D