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Key Elements of Nonfiction1.Thesis or Central Idea:
the main idea the author wants the audience to understand and remember
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Key Elements of Nonfiction2. Purpose: the reason the
author is writing about the topic
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Key Elements of Nonfiction3. Organizational/Text
Structure: the order in which information and ideas are presented and the connections that are drawn between and among them
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Key Elements of Nonfiction4. Tone: the author’s
attitude toward the topic and audience
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Key Elements of Nonfiction5. Word Choice: the author’s
use of language devices and rhetoric
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Analyzing the Development of
Ideas• The author develops, or elaborates on, ideas, explaining them and showing the connections from one idea to the next
• Details that illustrate, expand on, or prove the author’s ideas are called supporting details
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Types of Supporting
Details1. Statement of facts2. Statistics3. Examples4. Descriptions5. Reasons6. Expert opinions
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Diction• Diction – author’s choice
of words• Multiple types of diction
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Diction1. Simple
diction: familiar words to clearly express ideas
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Diction2. Technical language:
language specific to a discipline; an author can be precise
Also known as jargon or domain-specific vocabulary
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Diction3. Figurative language:
language not meant to be taken literally
Most common: simile, metaphor, & personification
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Diction• Connotation:
association the reader may have with a word
• Denotation: dictionary definition
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Rhetoric • Patterns of words and
ideas used to emphasize points and make them more memorable
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Examples ofRhetoric 1. Repetition: reuse or
repeating a key word, idea, or phrase
Example: He plays with skill. He plays with passion. He plays in a style of his own.
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Examples ofRhetoric 2. Parallelism: the use of
similar grammatical structure to express related ideas
Example: The eagle soared above the treetops, into the heavens, and beyond reach.
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Examples ofRhetoric 3. Restatement: the
expression of the same idea in different words to strengthen a point
Example: Aspire to greatness. Aim high and dream big.
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Examples ofRhetoric 4. Rhetorical Question:
questions that have obvious answers and that are asked for effect
Example: Is it really so much trouble to recycle? Isn’t saving our planet worth your time?
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