Nonfiction Essay Unit Vocabulary. 39. Nonfiction Essay A brief discussion of a particular topic. A brief discussion of a particular topic. The topic cannot.

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Nonfiction Essay Unit Vocabulary

39. Nonfiction Essay A brief discussion of a particular topic. A brief discussion of a particular topic. The topic cannot be fictional. The topic cannot be fictional. There are four types of nonfiction essays. There are four types of nonfiction essays.

Narrative Essay Tells a story Tells a story

Descriptive Essay Describes a person, place, or object Describes a person, place, or object

Persuasive Essay Presents information to convince the reader about something Presents information to convince the reader about something

Expository Essay (Explanatory) Gives information on a certain topic, or explains something Gives information on a certain topic, or explains something

40. Main Idea The theme or central idea in the essay. The theme or central idea in the essay.

41. Major Details Important details in the essay that support the main idea. Important details in the essay that support the main idea. Facts, Examples, Opinions, and Details can be used as Major Details. Facts, Examples, Opinions, and Details can be used as Major Details. Facts are always true. Facts are always true. Opinions show the author's feelings, or what they want you to believe. Opinions show the author's feelings, or what they want you to believe.

42. Proper Sequence Having things occur in the correct order. Having things occur in the correct order. Putting Details from the story in the same order that they happened in. Putting Details from the story in the same order that they happened in.

43. Comparison and Contrast Look for Similarities and Differences between two things. Look for Similarities and Differences between two things. Compare- Tell what is the same. Compare- Tell what is the same. Contrast- Tell what is different. Contrast- Tell what is different.

44. Personality Traits of a Major Character Tell What the Character's Personality is like, and what makes them special or different. Tell What the Character's Personality is like, and what makes them special or different.

45. Connotative and Denotative Language The difference in meanings that a word or phrase may have. The difference in meanings that a word or phrase may have. Denotative meaning: The "Dictionary" meaning of a word. Denotative meaning: The "Dictionary" meaning of a word. Connotative: Other meanings that a word may have. Connotative: Other meanings that a word may have. Examples: Examples: Denotative= what the dictionary says about a word Denotative= what the dictionary says about a word Connotative=what people think of when they hear a word- “Street” meaning

46. Drawing Logical Inferences or Conclusions To read an essay and make a guess or a decision about what it is saying. To read an essay and make a guess or a decision about what it is saying. To “read between the lines”. To “read between the lines”. (Infer, Conclude, Deduce, Guess, Decide) (Infer, Conclude, Deduce, Guess, Decide)