Nonfiction vocab

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Text features:

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Parts of a newspaper article, magazine article, textbook, or web page beyond the main article that help you better understand the text.

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Paraphrase

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Reword something written or spoken by someone else.

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headline

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the title of an article in a newspaper, magazine, or website

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Transitions

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Words that help writing shift from one topic to another.

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Informational text

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A type of nonfiction writing that informs readers about a certain topic.

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Conclusion

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The end of a piece of writing.

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Text structure

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The way an author organizes information in a text.

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Subheading

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A title that comes after the headline.

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Text evidence

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Supporting evidence from the text being analyzed.

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A book, article, website, or media containing information.

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