Understanding Nonfiction/Informational Texts

Which of the following could be the author's purpose in writing a piece?

• To confuse the reader

• To entertain, inform, or express thoughts or feelings

• To write a fictional story

• To create a poem

What does diction/word choice refer to?

• The author's attitude toward a subject

• The choice and use of words and phrases in writing

• The way the words are arranged

• The main idea of a writing

What does tone refer to in writing?

• The author's attitude toward a subject

• The way the words are arranged

• The main idea of a writing

• The use of rhetorical devices

What does syntax refer to?

• The author's attitude toward a subject

• The way the words are arranged

• The main idea of a writing

• The use of rhetorical devices

What is text structure?

• The author's attitude toward a subject

• The way a piece of writing is organized

• The main idea of a writing

• The use of rhetorical devices

What is the main/central idea of a writing?

• The author's attitude toward a subject

• The way the words are arranged

• The main idea of a writing; the point the author wants you to remember most

• The use of rhetorical devices

What is rhetoric?

• The author's attitude toward a subject

• The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing

• The main idea of a writing

• The use of rhetorical devices

What is a rhetorical device?

• A specific way of using language to emphasize key ideas

• The author's attitude toward a subject

• The main idea of a writing

• The way the words are arranged

What is support in writing?

• Reasons, evidence, data, and statistics that support a writer's claim

• The author's attitude toward a subject

• The main idea of a writing

• The use of rhetorical devices

What is a subjective point of view?

• Including the author's personal ideas, values, feelings, and beliefs

• The author's attitude toward a subject

• The main idea of a writing

• The use of rhetorical devices