Central thought or message. The most important idea that the author is trying to say.

The facts and ideas that support the main idea of a passage

A retelling of the most important parts of what was read, but not all the details.

The reason the author has for writing. (Inform, persuade, entertain)

A statement that is true and can be proven

A statement that cannot be proven because it is the writer's belief or judgment about something.

(Time Order) Events are arranged in the order in which they happened

A relationship in which change in one thing causes change in another

A text structure that presents a problem and offers solutions to solve the problem.

The opinion of the author writing the passage

Something that proves the truth of something else.

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A description of events written or told by someone who was actually there

A description of events written or told by someone who was not actually there, but who got the story from another source.