Nonfiction Pillar terms

A label or brief explanation that accompanies a photograph or an illustration.

• caption

• sidebar

• headline

• chart

• subheading

A short article placed alongside a longer article ; this contains additional or contrasting information. It usually appears in a box.

• caption

• sidebar

• headline

• chart

The use of the exact words of an author or a speaker.

• caption

• paraphrase

• direct quotation

• central idea

To reword or rephrase something written or spoken by someone else by putting it into your own words.

• objective summary

• paraphrase

• direct quote

• plagiarism

The way an author organizes information in a text. The five main types include: description, sequence, problem and solution, cause and effect, and compare and contrast.

• text evidence

• text features

• text structure

In which TEXT STRUCTURE would you most likely see the words "for instance", "to illustrate", and "such as"?

• Description

• Sequence

• Problem and solution

• Cause and effect

Which words would you most likely see in a CAUSE and EFFECT text structure?

• for instance, characteristics, including, is like, to illustrate

• similar, as well as, alike, in comparison, on the other hand

• as a result, so, therefore, if . . . then, this led to, reason why, effect of, and consequently

• problem is, dilemma is, answer is

What are the two categories of nonfiction?

• functional texts & poetry
• literary nonfiction & myths
• literary nonfiction & newspaper articles
• functional texts & literary nonfiction

True or False: Narrative nonfiction uses elements of fiction; for example, characterization.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Which of the following is NOT an example of narrative nonfiction?

• memoir

• recipes
• essays
• speeches