Word Bank Main idea
nonfiction
infer
title
Summarizing
author
compare
contrast
1.
writing that concerns real events and is intended to explain,
inform, persuade, or give directions
2.
to make a brief statement about the essential ideas in a text
3.
the name of the article or text
4.
what the text is mostly about
5
to use information the author has given you plus your prior
knowledge to find the meaning of the text
6.
to tell how things are alike
7.
to tell how things are different
8.
the person who wrote the article or text

Which of these details is not relevant to the paragraph? jane addams was born in cedarville, illinois, in 1860. as the daughter of well-off mill owner, jane always had her needs cared for. while she traveled through england in her late twenties, she and her friend, ellen g. starr, traveled to a house where poor people could sleep, eat, and learn. inspired by this, jane and ellen started a similar establishment, called hull house, in chicago, illinois. people living in the city could get a meal, learn, and rest at hull house. the founders soon became famous for their work, and their efforts many poor people in chicago. for her work, jane was awarded the nobel peace prize in 1931.

What do technical writers need to do when using an image?

1.at the trials, she won both the 50 and 100 meter freestyle events. 2.her last olympic appearance was at the 2000 sydney games. 3.now her sights are set on olympic history at the 2008 beijing games. 4.dara torres is an amazing swimmer who qualified at the olympic trials to become the oldest olympic female swimmer. 5.with that excellent performance, she is eligible to contend for a medal at the olympics. what is the most logical order for these sentences?