STAAR Non Fiction Vocabulary

4. a general term for any part (like a prefix or suffix) added to a word to change its meaning
8. pattern the way a text is structured, like cause and effect or sequence
10. a piece of writing that gives information
12. a claim or opinion supported by reasons and evidence
17. the way a text is organized or put together
18. sources trustworthy places to get accurate information
19. idea the most important point or message in a text
20. the writer’s main idea or argument
21. a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or how it’s used
22. a smaller title under the main title that tells what the text is about

1. the exact words someone said or wrote
2. order putting things in a way that makes sense or how they occur in the text
3. evidence facts or proof based on science
5. sources giving credit to where you found information
6. idea the big idea that guides a piece of writing
7. word the basic part of a word that gives it its main meaning
9. the people the author writes for or speaks to
11. audience the people the writer or speaker wants to reach
13. a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning
14. the main idea of an essay or argument
15. of view the perspective from which a story is told
16. idea what the text is mostly about