ELA8 Informational Terms Review

Passages that explain or inform

• poetry

• argumentative

• informational

• literary

to come to a reasonable conclusion based on textual evidence

• guess

• infer

• comprehend

• decide

the most important point or idea; also known as main idea

• topic

• central idea

• point

• claim

a short overview of a passage that captures the most important points without giving every detail

• plot diagram

• summary

• paraphrase

• analysis

a statement that can be proven

• fact

• opinion

a statement that cannot be proven as it states a belief or judgement

• fact

• opinion

a comparison that helps a reader understand the relationship or connection between two things

Example:

Bee : Hive : : Bear : Den

• analogy

• comparison

• personification

• allusion

the way a passage is organized

• structure

• pattern

• organization

• form

writing that is organized in time order

• chronological order

• compare/contrast

• cause and effect

• problem/solution

writing that shows how one event leads to (or causes) another event

• chronological

• compare/contrast

• cause and effect

• problem/solution