Nonfiction Text Elements
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- Q1the 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/ideastopic sentenceconclusionthesis statementintroduction30s
- Q2the following of one thing after anothercompare and contrastproblem and solutionsequence (process)cause and effect30s
- Q3an organizational structure in which the writer explores how two or more things are alike and how they are differentcause and effectproblem and solutionsequencecompare and contrast30s
- Q4an organizational structure in which the writer analyzes both the reasons and the results of an action, event, or trendsequencecause and effectproblem and solutioncompare and contract30s
- Q5a type of text structure in which a difficulty is identified and resolutions are proposedsequencecompare and contrastcause and effectproblem and solution30s
- Q6a written account of another person's lifememoirautobiographyarticlebiography30s
- Q7the author's central thought; the chief topic of a text expressed or implied in a word or phrase; the topic sentence of a paragraphthesis statementmain ideaopiniontheme30s
- Q8a statement that defines, describes, or otherwise provides information about the topic, theme, or main ideaevidencekey detailopinionfact30s
- Q9the author's opinion or feelings as evident or detailed in a text about a topic; the author's reason or intention for writing a textargumentpropagandabiasauthor's point of view/purpose30s
- Q10facts, statistics, details, quotations, or other sources of data and information that provide support for claims or an analysis; can be evaluated by othersthesis statementevidence (writing)biastopic sentence30s
- Q11information or details from a text that support a reader's assertion (e.g., quotations, paraphrases, descriptions)evidence (reading)topic sentencebiasthesis statement30s
- Q12the author's method of organizing a text; the way a text is built from beginning to endtext featurestext structurecircular endingwhite space30s
- Q13the attitude of the author toward the audience, the characters, the subject, or the work itself (e.g., serious, humorous)tone (reading)moodpropagandabias30s
- Q14as established by the writer, the attitude that is expressed toward the audience and topic through a piece of writingmoodbiaspropagandatone (writing)30s