Reading Flashcards
RELEVANT
CONNECTED TO THE IDEA BEING DISCUSSED
CONTEXT
SURROUNDING WORDS OR IDEAS WITHIN A SENTENCE OR PASSAGE THAT AFFECT THE MEANING OF A WORD AND INFLUENCE HOW IT IS UNDERSTOOD
FOOTNOTE
COMMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF A PAGE THAT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT SOMETHING WITHIN THE TEXT
INDEX
A TEXT FEATURE USUALLY FOUND IN THE BACK OF A BOOK THAT INCLUDES AN ALPHABETIZED LIST OF KEY DETAILS AND CONCEPTS AND THE PAGE NUMBERS WHERE THAT INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A LIST OF CHAPTER TITLES AND PAGE NUMBERS
GLOSSARY
A TEXT FEATURE USUALLY FOUND IN THE BACK OF A BOOK THAT INCLUDES AN ALPHABETIZED LIST OF KEY TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS
SIDEBAR
TEXT FEATURE THAT IS SET APART FROM THE MAIN BODY OF A TEXT; OFTEN INCLUDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CHARTS, GRAPHS, AND/OR IMAGES
LEGEND
MAP FEATURE THAT EXPLAINS SYMBOLS AND OTHER ELEMENTS THAT REPRESENT INFORMATION ON THE MAP, SUCH AS ROUTES, POPULATIONS, AND CAPITAL CITIES
SUPERSCRIPT
SMALL CHARACTERS, USUALLY NUMBERS, SET SLIGHTLY ABOVE A LINE OF TEXT; USED TO REFER READERS TO A FOOTNOTE OR ENDNOTE THAT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT A TOPIC
FICTION
LITERATURE THAT IS NOT GROUNDED IN REAL LIFE EVENTS BUT IS MADE UP OR CREATED FROM A WRITERS IMAGINATION
NON-FICTION
FACTUAL STORIES BASED ON REAL PEOPLE, INFORMATION, OR EVENTS
INFORMATIVE TEXT
WRITTEN TO EDUCATE AND ENLIGHTEN READERS. USUALLY NON FICTION. THE INTENTION IS TO DELIVER INFORMATION IN THE MOST COMPREHENSIBLE WAY
PERSUASIVE WRITING
WRITTEN TO CHANGE THE READERS MIND OR CONVINCE HIM OR HER OF SOMETHING
PRIMARY SOURCE
SOURCES THAT CONTAIN ORIGINAL INFORMATION THAT WAS WITNESSED, GATHERED, OR OTHERWISE PRODUCED BY THE SOURCE’S AUTHOR.
EX: FIRST HAND ACCOUNTS, AUTOBIOGRAPHIES, TRANSCRIPTS, SPEECHES, VIDEOS, PERSONAL JOURNALS OR DIARIES
SECONDARY SOURCES
SOURCES THAT REFERENCE INFORMATION ORIGINALLY PROVIDED BY ANOTHER SOURCE.
EX: BIOGRAPHIES, MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS, DATABASES, OR WEBSITES
