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Informational Terms
Nonfiction/Information terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Facts | Information that is true and can be proven |
| Text Features | Parts of a nonfiction text that help you understand it (like headings, pictures, charts) |
| Text Structure | The way a text is organized or put together |
| Index | A list at the back of a book that tells you what page to find topics on |
| Table of Contents | A list at the front of a book that shows chapters and their page numbers |
| Photographs with Captions | Real pictures with short sentences that explain what you see |
| Diagram | A drawing that shows how something works or is put together |
| Transition Words | Words that help connect ideas (like first, next, also, finally) |
| Quotations | Exact words that someone said, shown in quotation marks (“ ”) |
| Conclusion | The ending of a text that wraps up the main ideas |
| Introduction | The beginning of a text that tells what it will be about |
| Compare and Contrast | Showing how things are the same and different |
| Chronological | Putting events in order by time (first, next, last) |
| Cause and Effect | Showing why something happens (cause) and what happens because of it (effect) |
| Description | Telling details about something so you can picture it |
| Problem and Solution | A problem is something that needs to be fixed, and a solution is how it gets fixed |
| Cite/Citation | Telling where you got your information from |
Created by:
Ellen Pierson