Nonfiction Text Structures Vocabulary

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Writing that describes factual information about people, places & things; Also known as informational text

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nonfiction

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A way of organizing informational text by presenting the order in which things happen

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sequence

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the writer of a piece of writing

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author

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What is the term for the intent or purpose behind writing something, such as to persuade, inform, or entertain an audience?

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author's purpose

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A way of organizing informational text by presenting the sequence in which events happen; time-order: using a timeline helps the reader organize dates, times, events in chronological order.

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chronological order

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-arrange into a structured whole; order

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organize

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The way in which an informational text (nonfiction) is organized

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text structure

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A way of organizing informational text by giving a detailed description to help paint a picture in the reader’s mind

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description

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A way of organizing informational text by presenting the similarities and differences of two or more objects, people, or ideas.

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compare and contrast

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A way of organizing informational text by presenting a problem and describing how it is solved

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problem and solution