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Expository Includes numbers; PURPOSE: To inform; examples: textbook, factual; title may be: "history" "historic" "Titantic"; Enclyclopedia Persuasive Includes words w/ opinions such as: should, good, best, seemed, + most; PURPOSE: to persuade; examples: passage, e-mail Narrative Tells a personal story look for personal pronouns such as = we, I, my, he, himself, me, his; works of fiction are generally this; examples: Hunger Games, Harry Potter; DIALOGUE CONVERSATION*; PURPOSE: To entertain Persuasive/Argumentative Problem/solution passages generally are what? Expository Cause + effect passages generally are what? Expository Compare + contrast passages generally are what? Expository Procedures are generally what? Narrative Anecdotes, poems, short stories are generally what? Denotative The dictionary definition of a word Connotative The implied or associated meaning of a word; meaning everyone else gives Anecdote A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event. Primary Sources Eyewitness accounts of history. They include letters, diaries, speeches, and interviews, autobiographies, photos, e-mails, surveys, questionairres; ORIGINAL; not altered Secondary Sources Information consist of descriptions and explanations that are created after a historical event has already taken place; examples: newspaper, obituary, biography Tertiary Source A compilation of primary and secondary sources; examples: bibliographies, enclycopedias, almanacs, textbooks Primary source w/ secondary source information embedded within What is the Declaration of Independence? Bibliography A document showing all the sources used to research information. (TERTIARY SOURCE) Autobiography An account of a person's life written by that person (PRIMARY SOURCE) Facts Something that actually exists and can be proven true; information that can be verified; examples: Lincoln was assasinated in Ford's Theater, it is 70 degrees outside; if contains numbers it is almost always this Opinions A view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge; they are not true or false; reveal feelings; examples: It is too hot outside, people who read newspapers are stupid Pre- Before, in front of Disseminate Spread or dispersing, scattered Dictionary Where you find the definition of words alphabetically; find meaning of words Thesarus A book of synonyms; useful for varying word choice in essays Appendix Found in the back of many books; additional information related specifically to the text; attachment Almanac Book/Calendar; Predictions; Examples used for: when to plant crops, when will the next high tide be, when will solar eclipse occur Index Similar to table of contents but found in the back of books alphabetically; finding specific information quickly, location Periodical Index Search results w/ professional journal articles; journal; citations Table of Contents An ordered list of the topics in a document, along with the page numbers on which they are found. Usually located at the beginning of a long document. Glossary A place in the back of the book that gives the definitions or tell the meaning of certain words in the book. To cook What does browning mean? Infamous Notorious Almanac What type of book would you use to see important dates from the solar eclipse? For emphasis, being defined, being described, titles of books poems magazines, for style and tone Why is a word italicized?