Nonfiction Unit Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. writing that is prejudiced in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another
  2. 5. a broad term that includes the materials and tools that writers, speakers, and creators use to compose, archive, and convey messages (example - social media)
  3. 8. visual aids that present information in an organized way
  4. 12. a conclusion based on clues in a text and someone’s own reasoning and background knowledge; something that is not explicitly stated, but has evidence to support it
  5. 13. an account/ photograph/ artifact written or created by someone who DID NOT take part in or witness an event
  6. 14. the reason the author has for writing (inform, persuade, or entertain)
  7. 15. an account/ photograph/ artifact written or created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event
  8. 18. evidence stated directly in the text
  9. 19. evidence that directly connects to the author’s claim
  10. 20. a statement about the most important idea the author wants to convey about a topic (The reader can determine this after reading and comprehending, because it is not always stated outright in the passage.)
  11. 21. evidence not stated directly in the text, but the reader understands it because of ideas given in the text
  12. 22. an author's logical conclusion based on facts and accepted standards
Down
  1. 1. information that helps to explain the main idea/ central idea
  2. 2. how a text is organized
  3. 3. a text that presents facts in a neutral way
  4. 6. evidence that DOES NOT directly connect to the author’s claim
  5. 7. an author's theory or conjecture (opinion) without firm evidence
  6. 9. the author's unique position on a topic or issue/ claim (This is NOT the same as POV in literature)
  7. 10. a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
  8. 11. elements of a text (other than the main body of the text) that help the reader locate and learn information
  9. 16. information that is used to support an inference, claim, opinion or idea
  10. 17. the people the writer has in mind as the readers or the consumers of the information