Non Fiction Terms

a label or brief explanation that goes with a photograph or an illustration

to report the exact words of an author that are always surrounded by quotation marks

the title of an article in a newspaper or magazine that is generally in larger type than the rest of the text

A main point that the author is making (also called a main idea).

a short statement or paragraph that tells what an article is about and does not include your opinions

to reword or rephrase something written or spoken by someone else

a short article placed alongside a longer article and containing additional information

the heading or title of a section of a text and is sometimes called a subtitle

information used to support an argument or a claim

supporting evidence that comes from the text in the form of a direct quotation or a paraphrase

parts of an article that help you better understand what you read such as photographs, captions, maps, sidebars, headlines, subheads, charts, graphs, etc

the way an author organizes information in a text

includes details to help you picture or get to know a person, place, thing or idea

describes events in the order they happen; also called chronological order

presents a problem and explains how it is solved