Non-fiction Vocab

who the author is speaking to

• audience
• claim

• author

• central idea

an opinion or belief about a topic

• author's purpose

• fact

• opinion

• claim

something that can be proven true

• claim

• fact

• opinion

• central idea

a personal belief that cannot be proven true

• claim

• fact

• opinion

• central idea

graphics added to text to support a reader’s understanding

• text structure

• central idea

• argumentative

• text features

a type of writing meant to persuade

• audience

• text structure

• text features

• argumentative

what a text is mostly about

• author's purpose

• text structure

• claim

• central idea

the reason the author wrote a selection

• central idea

• author's purpose

• claim

• opinion

how an author organizes a text

• text structure

• facts

• claim

• text features

What should I do to guide my teaching?

• stare at my teacher

• only look at the answer choices

• look for text evidence

• who cares