Academic vocab

Question 1

Genre

Answer 1

A category of literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content.

Question 2

Authors purpose

Answer 2

The reason for writing: to entertain, inform, or persuade.

Question 3

Point of view

Answer 3

The perspective from which something is written.

Question 4

Tone

Answer 4

The mood or emotions that come across in an author’s writing.

Question 5

Theme

Answer 5

The message, moral, or lesson learned from a text.

Question 6

Main idea

Answer 6

The most important information that tells what the text is about.

Question 7

Supportive details

Answer 7

Provide information from the text to clarify, prove, or explain the main idea.

Question 8

Descriptive language

Answer 8

Using detailed words or phrases to create a picture in the reader’s mind.

Question 9

Imagery

Answer 9

Using detailed words or phrases to create a picture in the reader’s mind that connects to one or more of the five senses: sight, sound, taste, smell, and touch.

Question 10

Textual evidence

Answer 10

A piece of information from a text that is used to support your answers, ideas, opinions, and arguments.