Grade 6: Selecting and Evaluating Sources and Research Report

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  1. primary source
    a firsthand document that provides information
  2. secondary source
    a work that describes or analyzes firsthand accounts
  3. encyclopedia
    a reference work containing articles on various topics
  4. dictionary
    a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words
  5. almanac
    an annual publication arranged according to the calendar
  6. atlas
    a collection of maps in book form
  7. database
    an organized body of related information
  8. title
    the name of a work of art or literary composition
  9. subtitle
    secondary or explanatory name of a literary composition
  10. copyright
    the exclusive right to sell a work
  11. table of contents
    a list of what is included and where it can be found
  12. bibliography
    a list of writings with time and place of publication
  13. glossary
    an alphabetical list of technical terms in a field
  14. index
    alphabetical listing of names and topics with page numbers
  15. newspaper
    a daily or weekly publication with articles and advertisements
  16. periodical
    a publication that appears at fixed intervals
  17. evaluate
    judge; form a critical opinion of
  18. adequate
    sufficient for the purpose
  19. appropriate
    suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
  20. footnote
    a printed comment placed below the main text on a page
  21. appendix
    supplementary material collected at the back of a book
  22. preface
    a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
  23. nonfiction
    prose writing that is not formed by the imagination
  24. thesis
    an unproved statement advanced as a premise in an argument
  25. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
  26. quotation
    a passage or expression that is cited
  27. paraphrase
    express the same message in different words
  28. idea
    a personal view
  29. transition
    a passage or word that connects a topic to one that follows
  30. introduction
    the first section of a communication
  31. conclusion
    the last section of a communication
  32. tone
    a quality that reveals the attitudes of the author
  33. precise
    sharply exact or accurate or delimited
  34. grammar
    the branch of linguistics that deals with sentence structure
  35. spelling
    forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
  36. punctuation
    the use of marks to clarify meaning of written material
  37. format
    the general appearance of a publication
  38. style
    a specific set of editorial directions to be followed
Created on Tue May 11 15:20:42 EDT 2021 (updated Wed May 12 14:17:11 EDT 2021)

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