| A | B |
|---|
| events | things that happen |
| fact | an actual happening or truth |
| fiction | a passage that is made up rather than factually true |
| format | the way a published piece of writing looks, including the font, spacing, etc. |
| generalize | to come to a broad idea or rule about something after considering facts |
| genres | categories of literary and informational workds |
| graphic organizer | any chart, table, diagram, map used to help interpret information about the text |
| heading | a word or group of words at the top or front of a piece of writing |
| infer | to make a guess based on facts and observations |
| inference | an important idea or conclusion drawn from reasoning rather than directly stated in the text |
| inform | to tell; to give knowledge |
| informational text | text with the purpose of telling about details, facts, and information that is true |
| literary devices | techniques used to convey an author's message or voice |
| literary text | text that describes actions or events, usually written as fiction |
| main idea | the main reason the passage was written |
| metaphor | a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as |
