MAP 181-190 Flashcards

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Advertise

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a public promotion of some product or service

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Almanac

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a reference book with facts and figures

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Antonym

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a word that means the opposite of another word

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Bibliography

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a list of sources used in a research paper

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Cause & Effect

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the reason something happens and the result of it happening.

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Characteristics

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a feature or quality of a person, place, or thing.

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Classify

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group together based on similar traits.

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Conclusion

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the end of a story.

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Conflict

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a problem.

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Definition

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a statement that gives the meaning of a term.

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Describe

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give a description of.

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Encyclopedia

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a book or set of books containing articles, usually in alphabetical order.

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Fiction

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a story that is not true or is made up.

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Genre

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a type of literature including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, fantasy.

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Glossary

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a place in the back of the book that gives the definitions or tells the meaning of words in the book.

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Historical Fiction

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a fictional story that takes place in a time in the past. The setting is real, but the character’s are made up.

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Instructions

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directions for how to do something.

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Invitation

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request to attend a special event or to celebrate an occasion.

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Legend

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a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events.

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Magazine

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a publication that typically contains essays, stories etc by many different writers. Has photographs and drawings about a subject area.

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Manual

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a handbook, a book of directions.

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Mood

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feeling that a writer creates for the reader.

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Moral

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a lesson about right and wrong that comes at the end of the story.

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Order of Events

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sequence of events or the plot.

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Phrase
a group of words, not a complete sentence.
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Play
a story acted out, live or on stage.
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Plot
sequence of events in a story.
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Poet
the author of a poem
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Poetry
a type of literature that expresses ideas, feelings, or tells a story .
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Point of View
the person who is telling a story.
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Predict
make an educational guess of what is going to take place.
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Reference Book
a book of facts
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Resource
a source used to support your thoughts.
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Source
a person, book, document that provides information.
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Summarize
give the main point or idea.
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Text
a book, passage, or written work.
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Theme
a message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader.
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Thesaurus
a book of synonyms
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Topic Sentence
a sentence that states the topic of it's paragraph
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Venn Diagram
a diagram that uses circles to compare 2 different things.