Academic Vocabulary List #10- Modified

What is the term for a text with a specific purpose, like fiction telling a story?

• Genre

• Setting

What do you call text that is not true and is made up by the author?

• Fiction

• Non-fiction

What is the term for text that gives information about real things, people, places, or events?

• Non-Fiction

• Poetry

What is the term for details found in the text?

• Text Evidence

• Summary

What is the term for how an author organizes ideas in a text?

• Text Structure

• Theme

What is the term for the reason an author writes (to persuade, entertain, inform, etc.)?

• Author's Purpose

• Main Idea

What is the term for the main idea or point the author wants to tell the reader?

• Message

• Character

What is the term for literary works collected for a specific purpose?

• Selection

• Anthology

What is the term for the main point of a piece of writing?

• Central Idea

• Conclusion

What is the term for a short story that illustrates a point?

• Anecdote

• Allusion