Word Bank Main idea
nonfiction
infer
title
Summarizing
author
compare
contrast
1.
writing that concerns real events and is intended to explain,
inform, persuade, or give directions
2.
to make a brief statement about the essential ideas in a text
3.
the name of the article or text
4.
what the text is mostly about
5
to use information the author has given you plus your prior
knowledge to find the meaning of the text
6.
to tell how things are alike
7.
to tell how things are different
8.
the person who wrote the article or text