Informational Text Nonfiction Objective Biased Diction Syntax Imagery

Informational Text

Nonfiction Objective Biased Diction Syntax Imagery Classification Tone Valid Evaluate Speaker Purpose Audience Subject Ethos Chronological Occasion Relevant

Nonfiction Writings based on fact

Objective (of a person or their judgment) Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts

Biased Unfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something; favoritism/perspective

Diction The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing; style

Syntax The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language

Imagery Visually descriptive or figurative language

Classification Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood

Tone Attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience implied in piece of writing. A piece of writing has at least one theme, or central question about a topic, and how theme is approached within the work is known as the tone.

Valid (of an argument or point) Having a sound basis in logic or fact; reasonable

Evaluate Drawing a conclusion, based on an analysis which can be supported by evidence

Speaker Narrator

Purpose The author’s point in writing a specific piece

Audience Intended reader

Subject What the piece of writing is about

Ethos An appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader (not an appeal to emotion or to logic)

Chronological A record of events starting with the earliest and following the order in which they occurred.

Occasion Reason; cause

Relevant Closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand

Nonfiction Writings based on fact Diction The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing; style Classification Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood Evaluate Drawing a conclusion, based on an analysis which can be supported by evidence Audience Intended reader Chronological A record of events starting with the earliest and following the order in which they occurred. Objective (of a person or their judgment) Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts Syntax The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language Tone Attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience implied in piece of writing. A piece of writing has at least one theme, or central question about a topic, and how theme is approached within the work is known as the tone. Speaker Narrator Biased Unfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something; favoritism/perspective Subject What the piece of writing is about Ethos An appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader (not an appeal to emotion or to logic) Relevant Closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand Occasion Reason; cause Imagery Visually descriptive or figurative language Valid (of an argument or point) Having a sound basis in logic or fact; reasonable Purpose The author’s point in writing a specific piece