Nonfiction Text Elements

the final paragraph or section of a piece of writing that provides a sense of completeness for the reader as well as a re-emphasis of main points/ideas

the following of one thing after another

an organizational structure in which the writer explores how two or more things are alike and how they are different

an organizational structure in which the writer analyzes both the reasons and the results of an action, event, or trend

a type of text structure in which a difficulty is identified and resolutions are proposed

a written account of another person's life

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

a statement that defines, describes, or otherwise provides information about the topic, theme, or main idea

the author's opinion or feelings as evident or detailed in a text about a topic; the author's reason or intention for writing a text

facts, statistics, details, quotations, or other sources of data and information that provide support for claims or an analysis; can be evaluated by others

information or details from a text that support a reader's assertion (e.g., quotations, paraphrases, descriptions)

the author's method of organizing a text; the way a text is built from beginning to end

the attitude of the author toward the audience, the characters, the subject, or the work itself (e.g., serious, humorous)

as established by the writer, the attitude that is expressed toward the audience and topic through a piece of writing