Writer's Inc (Simple Cards #6) Flashcards
five elements of information evaluation
(1) source is an expert on the subject
(2) information is current
(3) information is complete
(4) information is accurate
(5) source is unbiased/check source’s bias
almanac
a regularly updated publication (usually annually) filled with facts and statistics
atlas
a book with detailed maps and related information
directory
a list of people and groups
yearbook
a book that covers major developments in specific areas of interest during a specific year
preface
also called a proem; an introduction to a book or other literary work written by the work’s author
foreword
a (usually short) piece of writing sometimes placed at the beginning of a book or other piece of literature; typically written by someone other than the primary author of the work.
epigraph
a quotation at the beginning of a chapter or a division; an epigraph sets forth the main idea
footnote
text placed at the bottom of the page that either gives the source of information used in the text or adds useful information
endnote
text that appears at the end of a chapter or after the body of a book and that provides information about the text or sources
rhetorical question
a question that is asked to emphasize a point, not to get an answer
be-
word-forming element of verbs and nouns from verbs, with a wide range of meaning: “about, around; thoroughly, completely; to make, cause, seem; to provide with; at, on, to, for;”
by-
side, close, near
co-
together, with
quint-
five
sesqui-
one and a half
miso-
hate
intro-
into, inward
demi-
half
deca-
ten
extro-
beyond, outside
-ling
very small
-cy
action, function
-ency
action, state of, quality
-ence
action, state of, quality
-escent
in the process of
-ese
a native of, the language of
-hood
order, condition, quality
-ice
condition, state, quality
-less
without
-tude
state of, condition of
-ward
in the direction of
-ade
result of action
acer, acid, acri (root word)
bitter, sour, sharp
acu (root word)
sharp
ag, agi, ig, act (root word)
do, move, go
ali, allo, alter (root word)
other
alt (root word)
high, deep
am, amor (root word)
love
aster, astr (root word)
star
anni, annu, enni (root word)
year
calor (root word)
heat
cap, cip, cept (root word)
take
carn (root word)
flesh
caus, caut (root word)
burn, heat
ced, ceed, cede, cess (root word)
move, yield, go, surrender
clam, claim (root word)
cry out
clud, clus, claus (root word)
shut
cognosc, gnosi (root word)
know
cause, cuse, cus (root word)
cause, motive
cide, cise (root word)
cut down, kill
cosm (root word)
universe, world
crea (root word)
create
crit (root word)
separate, choose
cura (root word)
care
domin (root word)
master
don (root word)
give
dox (root word)
opinion, praise
erg (root word)
work
flu, fluc, fluv (root word)
flowing
form (root word)
form, shape
fort, forc (root word)
strong
fract, frag (root word)
break
gam (root word)
marriage
grad, gress (root word)
step, go
hum, human (root word)
earth, ground, man
ignis (root word)
fire
lau, lav, lot, lut (root word)
wash
magn (root word)
great
ri, ridi, risi (root word)
laughter
punct (root word)
point, dot
the, theo (root word)
God, a god
sist, sta, stit (root word)
stand
thesis, thet (root word)
place, put
typ (root word)
vor (root word)
eat greedily
zo (root word)
animal
