| A | B |
| cause and effect phrases | because of,resulted in, was responsible for |
| graphic organizers | help understand text structure |
| positive author's tone | good feelings about a subject |
| negative author's tone | bad feelings about a subject |
| neutral author's tone | neither positve or negative feelings |
| author's purpose share information | writing to inform |
| author's purpose amuse reader | writing to entertain |
| author's purpose to instruct | writing to teach |
| author's purpose to convince | writing to persuade |
| author's purpose to reveal emotions | writing to express |
| biased | author is prejudiced |
| fact | North Carolina is an original colony |
| opinion | The Outer Banks are beautiful |
| Encyclopedia | Resource contains basic information |
| Name calling | propagnada technique-accusations about a person |
| Dictionary | List words and meanings |
| Almanac | updated yearly, info about a variety of subjects, lists |
| Card catologue | Library's index |
| Atlas | maps, topography- resource |
| Index | most reliable way of finding info in most reference books |