Non-Fiction/Informational Vocabulary

Choose the correct term for this definition: a text that presents information in order to explain, clarify, and/or educate

• Fiction

• Informational

• Expository

• Literary Non-fiction

Author's ______ is the reason an author writes about a particular topic or the reason an author includes particular details, features, or devices in a work

________ is the intended target group for a message, regardless of the medium

• Audience

• Listeners

• Readers

• Authors

Tone is --

• the author's opinion supported by evidence and reasons

• the sound that plays when you get a text

• the reader's particular attitude or feeling toward the text

• the author’s particular attitude, either stated or implied in writing

Choose the correct term for this definition: a specific subject, idea, or issue that is the focus of a discussion, essay, article, or other work

• Thesis

• Key Idea

• Topic

• Theme

Choose the correct term for this definition: the main point or underlying direction of a piece of writing; it makes the reader ask a question that will be answered by reading more or helps the reader understand the author’s purpose for writing

• Supporting Detail

• Key Detail

• Main Idea

• Controlling Idea

Choose the correct term for this definition:  additional information that explains, defines, or proves an idea. 

• Supporting Detail

• Key Detail

• Main Idea

• Controlling Idea

Choose the correct term for this definition:  the way or pattern in which an author organizes ideas within a text 

• Text Structure

• Organizational Pattern

• Introduction, Body Paragraph, Conclusion

• Controlling Idea

_______ ______ are what an author constructs as he or she organizes their ideas and provides supporting details

A picture or image within an informational text is called--

• Print Feature

• Text Feature

• Graphic Feature

• Photograph