Paired Passages Vocabulary

Compare

• what the text is mostly about 

• how information is shared

• to examine two or more texts in order to see how they are similar.

• the author’s reason for writing a text

Contrast

• what the text is mostly about 

• to examine two or more texts in order to see how they are different.

• to examine two or more texts in order to see how they are similar.

• the author’s reason for writing a text

Central idea

• a category of writing

• what the text is mostly about

• a genre of literature that includes facts and true information 

• how information is shared

Genre

• a category of writing

• a story or collection of stories from someone’s personal life

• a written account of another person’s life

• a history of someone’s own life 

Nonfiction

• a genre of literature that includes facts and true information

• a story or collection of stories from someone’s personal life

• a written account of another person’s life

• a history of someone’s own life 

Memoir

• a genre of literature that includes facts and true information

• a story or collection of stories from someone’s personal life

• a written account of another person’s life

• a history of someone’s own life 

Biography

• a genre of literature that includes facts and true information

• a story or collection of stories from someone’s personal life

• a written account of another person’s life

• a history of someone’s own life 

Autobiography

• a genre of literature that includes facts and true information

• a story or collection of stories from someone’s personal life

• a written account of another person’s life

• a history of someone’s own life 

Presentation

• how information is shared

• the author’s reason for writing a text

• what the text is mostly about 

• a category of writing

Author's Purpose

• a history of someone’s own life 

• how information is shared

• a genre of literature that includes facts and true information

• the author’s reason for writing a text