Nonfiction/Reading for information-prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history
support/supporting detail
A paragraph contains facts, statements, examples-specifics which guide us to a full understanding of the main idea
fact/opinion
Fact- a piece of information that can be strictly defined and proved true Opinion-cannot be proved true or false
summarize/summary
a brief statement or account of the main points of something
inference
a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
argument
a dispute of words to try to change a characters thinking.
introduction
a formal presentation of one person to another, in which each is told the other's name
perspective
a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view
sequential order
a particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other
sources
a place, person, or thing from which something comes or can be obtained
rhetorical question
a question that you ask without expecting an answer
topic sentence
a sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs
biography
a story written by someone else and not the person who it's about
body paragraphs
a topic sentence that tells readers what the paragraph is going to be about
counterargument
an argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument
organization
arrange into a structured whole; order
autobiography
biography written by theirselfs
persuade/persuasion
cause (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument
cause and effect
cause- what happened and why it happened effect- what is the outcome of the cause
compare and contrast
compare- to see the similarity between to things contract- to see the difference between to things
indentify
establish or indicate who or what (someone or something) is
analyze
examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of (something, especially information)
interpret
explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions)
evaluate
form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess
bias
prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair
problem/solution
problem- an obstacle a character needs to solve in a story solution- the act of solving a problem
illustrate
provide (a book, newspaper, etc.) with pictures
claim/assertion
state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof
impact
the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another
structure
the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex
evidence
the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid
conclusion
the end or finish of an event or process
point of view
the narrator's position in relation to the story being told
chronological order
to arrange in time order
paraphrase
to change to make you understand better/ putting it in your own words
influence
to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself
author's message
what the author wants the reader to get of of reading the passage
main/central idea
what the passage is mainly about
