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ELA Nonfiction
ELA Nonfiction vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| contribute | help |
| three text structures | cause and effect, chronology, comparison |
| cause and effect | cause = makes something happen effect = the thing that happened next |
| chronology | having to do with time Key words: first, next, then last, or lots of dates |
| text features | parts added to a text to help the reader understand the information |
| time line | a text feature that shows the order that things happen |
| comparison | a text structure in which the author tells how two things are alike or different |
| heading | a text feature that let you know what the section will mostly be about |
| diagram | a text feature that shows the parts of something |
| photograph | a text feature that shows what something looks like |
| map | a text feature that shows where something is |
| central idea | includes the topic and point |
| topic | tells who or what a text is about |
| point | tells the main thing the author wants to say about the topic |
| relevant details | tell more about the central idea |