| A | B |
|---|
| Author's Purpose | the reason the author writes a story |
| Cause | the reason why something happens; how something happens |
| Effect | something that happens becuase of something else |
| Main Idea | the most important information |
| Detail | extra information used to support the main idea |
| Synonym | a word that has the same meaning as another word |
| Antonym | a word that is the opposite of another word |
| Fact | a statement that can be proven |
| Opinion | a statement that reflects someone's thoughts, feelings, or beliefs |
| Entertain | an author's purpose for writiing a sad, funny, or fictional story |
| Persuade | an author's purpose for writing a story that tries to convince the reader of something |
| Inform | an author's purpose for writing a story that gives true facts and information, and is usually non-fiction |
| Express | an author's purpose for writing a story that reflects his or her feelings, beliefs, and opinions about something |
| Summary | a short version of a story that contains only main ideas, leaves out no important information, and contains no details |
| Sequence | the events of a story in order from first to last |
| Author Organize | the way the author puts a story in order, or what the author writes about from first to last |
| One Idea Present | a common idea or topic that authors writes about in a story |
| Reader Can Tell | an inference or conclusion that can be drawn based on what you know about a character based on their thoughts, words, and actions |
| Mainly About | the main idea of a paragraph or story |
| Sentence Shows | a sentence from a story that proves a thought, feeling, or idea |
| Common | the same |
| Difference | different |
