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Research Vocab
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English
6th Grade
01/18/2013

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Term
Purpose
Definition
reason for writing
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Audience
Definition
people who share your interest in the topic but do not already know a great deal about it(classmates and teachers)
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Non-fiction
Definition
based on fact
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Language used
Definition
do not use words such as; I me my mine we and our- do not state opinion without supporting them with facts- do not use slang, informal language, or contractions
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Title page
Definition
tells the title of the book, authors name, and publisher's name and city
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Copyright page
Definition
tells the year the book was published
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Preface
Definition
may tell what the book is about, why it was written and how to use it
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Topic sentence
Definition
introduce the main idea of the article/paper
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Thesis
Definition
tells the reader the topic of a peice of writing the main points the writer will make about the topic
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Body
Definition
includes just enough important facts to support or explain the main idea
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Closing sentence
Definition
restates the main idea in a differnet way
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Works cited
Definition
Bibliography/ sources that you used sources that you used in your report
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Primary sources
Definition
orignal sources that give you firsthand information
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Secondary sources
Definition
contain information that has been gathered by someone else
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Key word
Definition
a word related to your topic
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Paraphrase
Definition
write the ideas in your own words
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Plagiarizing
Definition
stealing another writers work as your own, either intentionally or unintentionally
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Direct Quotation
Definition
repeats the words of a source exactly quotation marks are used around the quoted material
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Summary
Definition
shortened statement of an idea in a source, it says the same thing in fewer and different words.
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Signal phrase
Definition
indicates something is taken from the source & is about to be used , usually includes the authors name help readers located the source in the Works Cited list at the end of your report
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parenthetical reference
Definition
comes after the cited material, includes the authors last name and a page number)Help readers located the source in the Works Cited list at the end of your report
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outline
Definition
plan for your report, how you will group the information you have gathered together and the order in which you will present the information
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multimedia presentation
Definition
computer generated slides with graphics and sound effects
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story board
Definition
"map" of the slides you plan to use in your presentation
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