Non-fiction texts that explain or provide information
Realistic Fiction
Text features
Expository text
Supporting details
Visual or graphic aids that support the information being given to the reader.
Supporting details
Timeline
Text features
Caption
A piece of information that can be proven as true.
Main Idea
Subheading
Facts
Chorological
What a person feels or thinks about a topic or idea.
Main Idea
Subheading
Opinion
Facts
A brief sentence that explains a picture, graph, diagram or other visual aid.
Map
Diagram
Sidebar
Caption
A visual aid that shows the parts of something, usually by using labels.
Diagram
Audience
Author's purpose
Main Idea
A visual aid that shows numbers in some form, such as a line graph, pie chart, a table, etc.
Audience
Subtitle/Subheading
Graph
Supporting details
Identifies the topic of a section of text. Usually in large, bold type or a contrasting color from the text.
Facts
Timeline
Opinion
Subtitle/ Subheading
A visual aid that show a sequence of events, in the order that they happened.
Audience
Timeline
Subtitle/Subheading
Graph
The reason why the author wrote the text; it could be to persuade you to think or act in a certain way, or to give you information about a topic.
Fact
Graph
Author's purpose
Topic
Who the author wrote the text for; it could be for students in a classroom, for other experts in the same field, for the general public, etc.
Sidebar
Audience
Opinion
Graph
The major ideas or concepts included in the text.
Main Idea
Text structure
Topic
Chronological
The information that explains or supports the main ideas. These can be facts, expert opinions, statistics, or examples.
Timeline
Text structure
Expository text
Supporting details
The way the author organized the information presented in the text.
Supporting details
Cause and effect
Text structure
Audience
The author presents a problem, then provides possible solutions to solve it.
Chronological
Compare and contrast
Timeline
Problem-solution pattern
The author presents information in sequential order - in the order that it happened.
Sidebar
Chronological
Supporting detials
Diagram
