graph=writing Flashcards

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What is an autograph?

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The writing of someone’s own name.

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What is a bibliography?

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The written list of all the books used in a report or book.

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What is a biography?

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A book written about a persons life

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What is cartography?

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Mapmaking; the writing involved in making maps or charts.

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What is a homograph?

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A word written the same way as another word but having a different meaning (e.g., bow-hair and bow-ship)

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What is a paragraph?

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A section of writing that has a topic and concluding sentence.

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What is a phonograph?

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Record player; a device that turns the writing on records into sound.

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What is photography?

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The use of light to record an image using a camera.

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What is a seismograph?

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A device that writes down (records) the movements of earth.

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What is an autobiography?

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Writing about a person’s life written by that person.

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