NNS Nonfiction F&C

a difference between 2 or more elements in a text

• Contrasts & contradictions

• Extreme/Absolute Language

• Numbers & Stats

• Quoted Words

specific quantities or comparisons to show a size or amount

• Contrasts & Contradictions

• Extreme/Absolute Language

• Numbers & Stats

• Quoted Words

cited words to provide support

• Voice of Authority

• Personal Perspective

• Other's Words

language that leaves no doubt about a situation or event

• contrasts & contradictions

• extreme/absolute language

• numbers & stats

• quoted words

Someone who might be a participant or witness to an event

• Voice of Authority

• Personal Perspective

• Other's Words

vocabulary that's unfamiliar to a reader

• Extreme/absolute language

• Numbers & stats

• Quoted Words

• Word Gaps

opinions or conclusions of someone who is an expert on the subject

• Voices of Authority

• Personal Perspective

• Other's Words

Do I know this word from someplace else?

• Contrasts & Contradictions

• Numbers & Stats

• Quoted Words

• Word Gaps

Why did the author quote or cite this person?

• Contrasts & contradictions

• Numbers & Stats

• Quoted Words

• Word Gaps

Why did the author say it like that?

• Contrasts & Contradictions

• Extreme/Absolute Language

• Quoted Words

• Numbers & stats