Unit 2: Expository Techniques and Informational Analysis

Vocabulary terms and definitions covering expository techniques, steps in the recycling process, and concepts used for analyzing informational texts.

Expository Techniques

Ways authors organize information and explain ideas to help inform readers.

Main Idea

The essential understanding of a text (what it's mostly about).

Key Details

Important pieces of information that support the main idea.

Facts

Information that can be proven to be true.

Presentation of Events

The way information is organized (e.g., steps in a process).

Sense of Closure

An ending that wraps up the information or reminds the reader of the main idea.

Speaker (Point of View)

The person or voice that shares the information in the text.

Perspective

The speaker's way of looking at or understanding the topic.

Credibility

How trustworthy the author or source is based on their knowledge or expertise.

Reliability

How accurate, factual, and consistent the information is.

Bias

A personal preference or viewpoint that can unfairly influence the information presented.

Text Evidence

Specific information from the text that supports an idea, claim, or conclusion.