Interpreting Nonfiction and Information Text Flashcards
A writer explains the main idea of a passage with supporting details. supporting details include facts, examples, descriptions, and pieces of information.
Main Idea
A writer has a message, or main idea, to get across. You can find the main idea asking “what is the most important point the writer is making”
Main idea and Detail
A writer explains the main idea of a passage with supporting details. Supporting details include facts, examples, descriptions, and specific pieces of information.
Restatement and Summary
Restating and idea means putting it into your own words.
Application of Ideas
When you apply idea, you use information you already know in a new but similar situation.
Cause and Effect
When one event or idea influences another, there is a cause-effect relationship
Compare and Contrast
Writers compare to point out what is similar and contrast to point out what is different about ideas or things.
Conclusions
A conclusion when you take pieces of information and put them together to figured out something that the writer has not directly stated.
Generalization
A generalization is a big statement about a group of people.
Word choice
Writers make careful decisions to select words that will impact their audience.
Writer’s tone
A writer usually has certain attitude toward the subject he or she is writing about.
Point of View
The point of view of a piece is “where the author is coming from” that is, the writer’s background and experiences that may affect her opinions.
Purpose of Text
the reason why a piece of writing was created, essentially the author’s goal or intention behind the text, which could be to inform, persuade, entertain, or express feelings depending on the context
Effectiveness of Argument
Claim: The claim should be arguable, supportable, and presented without bias.
Reasons: The reasons should be clear, logical, and directly support the claim.
Evidence: The evidence should be accurate, relevant, and convincing.
Assumptions: The assumptions should be logical and true.
Validity: The argument is valid if the premises support the conclusion.
Soundness: The argument is sound if the premises are true.
