Effect (in cause and effect):

The result or outcome of an event

The most important point or concept in a text

A statement that can be proven true or false

The reason the author wrote the text (inform, entertain, persuade, explain)

A story about someone’s life written by someone else

The order in which events or steps happen

Facts, examples, or descriptions that help explain the main idea

The viewpoint from which information is presented

A description of an author's life written by the author

A list of important words and definitions in a text

The main idea or subject that the text is about

To show information visually using shapes and labels

Organizing events in the order they happened from beginning to end

To explain how two things are the same

Where information or evidence is found

Cause: (in cause and effect)

The reason or event that makes something happen

A conclusion drawn from the evidence in the text

Tools that help readers understand the text

A brief statement of the main points of a text

A belief or judgment that cannot be proven true or false

The facts or information used to support a claim or argument

A list of sources or references used in a text

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Contrast:
To explain how two things are similar
To describe the cause and effect relationship between events
To list all the features of one thing
To look at two or more things and find out what is different about them
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Claim:
A summary of the main idea of the text
A statement that an author makes to support their argument or position
A list of sources used to write the text
A question the author asks to make readers think
3
Effect (in cause and effect):
The result or outcome of an event
The way something is described in a story
The action that causes something to happen
The reason something happened
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Main Idea:
A small detail that supports the main point
A story about a person’s life
The most important point or concept in a text
The illustrations or pictures in a text
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Fact:
A persons belief
A statement that can be proven true or false
An opinion shared by many people
A suggestion the author makes
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Authors Purpose:
The conclusion of the story
The reason the author wrote the text (inform, entertain, persuade, explain)
The character the author created
The tools the author uses to write
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Biography:
A story about someone’s life written by someone else
A description of an author's life written by the author
A book that includes only facts
A newspaper article about someone’s life
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Sequence:
The order in which events or steps happen
The author’s perspective
A pattern in a story
The main problem in the story
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Supporting Details:
Facts, examples, or descriptions that help explain the main idea
The author’s opinion about the topic
Information that tells you the beginning of a story
The conclusion of the text
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Perspective:
The viewpoint from which information is presented
A list of facts and details in the tex
The reason the author wrote the text
A summary of the events in a story
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Auto biography:
A book that includes only facts
A story about someone’s life written by someone else
A newspaper article about someone’s life
A description of an author's life written by the author
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Text Structure:
The type of font used in the text
The organization of a text
The order of the sentences in a paragraph
The text that explains the author’s opinion
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Glossary:
A detailed description of characters
The page where the story begins
A section that tells you the theme of the story
A list of important words and definitions in a text
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Topic:
The main idea or subject that the text is about
The author's opinion on the subject
The list of facts or details in the text
The conclusion of the text
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Diagram:
To provide a detailed narrative description of an event or process
To give a opinion or personal reflection on the subject
To show information visually using shapes and labels
To summarize the entire text into a few key points
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Chronological:
Describing events by how important they are, not when they happened
Telling a story by starting in the middle and going backward
Listing events by who was involved, not by time
Organizing events in the order they happened from beginning to end
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Compare:
To describe only the differences between two things
To tell a story about two events happening at the same time
To explain how two things are the same
To look at two or more things and find out what is different about them
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Illustration:
The words of a story
The pictures in a story
The person who drew the pictures of a story
The authors opinion
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Source:
A specific reference to a particular event or place mentioned in the text
The main character or subject being discussed
A brief summary or restatement of the key points in the text
Where information or evidence is found
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Cause: (in cause and effect)
A step-by-step process that explains how something occurs
The reason or event that makes something happen
A description of what happened after an event
The result or outcome of an event
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Inference:
A guess about what will happen next in the story
A statement directly stated in the text
A list of facts in the text
A conclusion drawn from the evidence in the text
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Text Features:
The type of paper the book is made from
The main idea of a story
Tools used to write a text
Tools that help readers understand the text
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Summary:
The illustration at the beginning of the text
A brief statement of the main points of a text
The detailed analysis of each part of the text
A list of supporting details
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Opinion:
A belief or judgment that cannot be proven true or false
A text that shares facts about a person
A statement that can be proven true or false
A statement that tells you how to feel
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Evidence:
The message of the text
The personal opinion of the author
The facts or information used to support a claim or argument
The main idea of a text
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Bibliography:
The main idea of a text
The glossary of a book
A summary of the text
A list of sources or references used in a text

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