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Almanac - answer,,,,Book/Calendar; Predictions; Examples used for: when to plant crops, when will the next high tide be, when will solar eclipse occur Almanac - answer,,,,What type of book would you use to see important dates from the solar eclipse? Anecdote - answer,,,,A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event. Appendix - answer,,,,Found in the back of many books; additional information related specifically to the text; attachment Autobiography - answer,,,,An account of a person's life written by that person (PRIMARY SOURCE) Bias - answer,,,,A particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientific; writer uses emotions; omits facts; personal opinion Bibliography - answer,,,,A document showing all the sources used to research information. (TERTIARY SOURCE) Climax - answer,,,,Considered a critical moment, the part of a story where it gets REALLY good, this is when you cannot put a book down! Connotative - answer,,,,The implied or associated meaning of a word; meaning everyone else gives Denotative - answer,,,,The dictionary definition of a word Dictionary - answer,,,,Where you find the definition of words alphabetically; find meaning of words Disseminate - answer,,,,Spread or dispersing, scattered Encyclopedia - answer,,,,A book or set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject and typically arranged alphabetically; similar to Google; SECONDARY
Exposition - answer,,,,Beginning of story, characters are introduced, setting is described, identifies the problem Expository - answer,,,,Cause + effect passages generally are what? Expository - answer,,,,Compare + contrast passages generally are what? Expository - answer,,,,Includes numbers; PURPOSE: To inform; examples: textbook, factual; title may be: "history" "historic" "Titantic"; Enclyclopedia Expository - answer,,,,Procedures are generally what? Facts - answer,,,,Something that actually exists and can be proven true; information that can be verified; examples: Lincoln was assasinated in Ford's Theater, it is 70 degrees outside; if contains numbers it is almost always this Falling Action - answer,,,,Everything that happens right after a climax, solution to problems appear, characters work together to solve the problem For emphasis, being defined, being described, titles of books poems magazines, for style and tone - answer,,,,Why is a word italicized? Glossary - answer,,,,A place in the back of the book that gives the definitions or tell the meaning of certain words in the book. Index - answer,,,,Similar to table of contents but found in the back of books alphabetically; finding specific information quickly, location Infamous - answer,,,,Notorious Library Online Catalog - answer,,,,Which source contains copyright information for a given book? Logical Conclusions - answer,,,,Inferences; SLOW DOWN WHEN READING PASSAGE; answer on test will likely not be "both of the above"; use passage for evidence on these questions Main Idea - answer,,,,Thesis statement! (Last sentence of first paragraph) Narrative - answer,,,,Anecdotes, poems, short stories are generally what? Narrative - answer,,,,Tells a personal story *look for personal pronouns such as = we, I, my, he, himself, me, his; works of fiction are generally this; examples: Hunger Games, Harry Potter; DIALOGUE CONVERSATION; PURPOSE: To entertain
Tertiary Source - answer,,,,A compilation of primary and secondary sources; examples: bibliographies, enclycopedias, almanacs, textbooks Thesarus - answer,,,,A book of synonyms; useful for varying word choice in essays To cook - answer,,,,What does browning mean? Topic Sentence - answer,,,,First sentence of EVERY Paragraph!
