Nonfiction Terms

this pattern of writing is organized based on the order in which events occurred

• categorical

• chronological

• expository

• compare & contrast

The writer's aim or goal for writing is his or her _____.

• purpose

• tone

• voice

• mood

Nonfiction written primarily to convey factual information. This type of text comprise the majority of printed materials adults read. 

• Informational Text 
• Persuasive Text 
• Literary Nonfiction
• Primary Source 

The author’s central thought; the chief topic of a text expressed or implied in a word or phrase;the topic sentence of a paragraph.

• Main Idea
• Supporting Detail 
• Style
• Tone 

Points of information in a text that strongly support the meaning or tell the story. Statements that define, describe, or otherwise provide information about the topic,theme, or main idea

• Main Idea
• Supporting Detail 
• Style
• Tone 

A piece of information provided objectively, presented as true

• Line of Reasoning 
• Evidence
• Fact
• Opinion 

A personal view, attitude, or appraisal

• Line of Reasoning 
• Evidence
• Fact
• Opinion 

A book about a person's life that someone else writes is what?

• biography
• autobiography
• dictionary
• atlas

supporting details

• Statements that help explain, prove, or support the author’s main point
• A one or two word explanation of what a text is about

topic

• A one or two word explanation of what a text is about
• The purpose or intent an author has in mind when writing a text (persuade, entertain, inform)