Grade 8: Choosing Nonfiction Sources and Evaluating Sources

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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. periodical
    a publication that appears at fixed intervals
  16. evaluate
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  17. biased
    favoring one person or side over another
  18. bibliography
    a list of writings with time and place of publication
  19. footnote
    a printed comment placed below the main text on a page
  20. appendix
    supplementary material collected at the back of a book
  21. research
    systematic investigation to establish facts
  22. directory
    a listing of the computer files stored in memory
  23. virtual
    occurring, existing, or carried out over a computer network
  24. library
    a place containing books and other materials for reading
Created on Tue May 18 13:02:55 EDT 2021 (updated Thu May 20 09:09:45 EDT 2021)

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