MAP 181-190 Flashcards
Advertise
a public promotion of some product or service
Almanac
a reference book with facts and figures
Antonym
a word that means the opposite of another word
Bibliography
a list of sources used in a research paper
Cause & Effect
the reason something happens and the result of it happening.
Characteristics
a feature or quality of a person, place, or thing.
Classify
group together based on similar traits.
Conclusion
the end of a story.
Conflict
a problem.
Definition
a statement that gives the meaning of a term.
Describe
give a description of.
Encyclopedia
a book or set of books containing articles, usually in alphabetical order.
Fiction
a story that is not true or is made up.
Genre
a type of literature including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, fantasy.
Glossary
a place in the back of the book that gives the definitions or tells the meaning of words in the book.
Historical Fiction
a fictional story that takes place in a time in the past. The setting is real, but the character’s are made up.
Instructions
directions for how to do something.
Invitation
request to attend a special event or to celebrate an occasion.
Legend
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events.
Magazine
a publication that typically contains essays, stories etc by many different writers. Has photographs and drawings about a subject area.
Manual
a handbook, a book of directions.
Mood
feeling that a writer creates for the reader.
Moral
a lesson about right and wrong that comes at the end of the story.
Order of Events
sequence of events or the plot.
Phrase
a group of words, not a complete sentence.
Play
a story acted out, live or on stage.
Plot
sequence of events in a story.
Poet
the author of a poem
Poetry
a type of literature that expresses ideas, feelings, or tells a story .
Point of View
the person who is telling a story.
Predict
make an educational guess of what is going to take place.
Reference Book
a book of facts
Resource
a source used to support your thoughts.
Source
a person, book, document that provides information.
Summarize
give the main point or idea.
Text
a book, passage, or written work.
Theme
a message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader.
Thesaurus
a book of synonyms
Topic Sentence
a sentence that states the topic of it’s paragraph
Venn Diagram
a diagram that uses circles to compare 2 different things.
