Nonfiction/Reading for information-prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history

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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


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