A references to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature

Hint or clues about the meaning of a work

reason for writing; to express thoughts or feelings, to inform or explain, to persuade, or to entertain

the components of a story or article that are not the main body of the text; may include the table of contents, index, glossary, headings, bold words, sidebars, pictures, captions, and diagrams

ideas and emotions associated with a word; not its dictionary definition.

the feeling or atmosphere the writer creates for the reader

words used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true

a specific piece of text that supports an author's point(s): facts, quotes, examples, statistics, eyewitness, or expert testimony

nonfiction text meant to educate or explain something to the reader

the way a piece is organized or arranged

used to catch the reader's attention, to pull the reader in

one sentence that expresses the main idea of a research paper

a sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs

first paragraph of an essay that contains the attention getter and states the thesis

last paragraph of an essay that restates the thesis and brings the essay to a close with a final thought

to copy the words or ideas of another and claims as your own

to restate in your own words