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Primary andPrimary and

Secondary SourcesSecondary SourcesAnd other nonfictionAnd other nonfiction

vocabularyvocabulary


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Primary SourcePrimary Source

Source:Source: Where you get your infoWhere you get your info

Primary SourcePrimary Source An original document describing an eventAn original document describing an event

or time period that was written duringor time period that was written during

that time period.that time period.


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Diaries and JournalsDiaries and Journals

Newspaper ArticlesNewspaper Articles

Books published at the same time asBooks published at the same time asthe event.the event.

Movies or photographs from the timeMovies or photographs from the time

period.period.


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The Great DepressionThe Great Depression


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Secondary SourcesSecondary Sources

Secondary SourceSecondary Source A document that describes an event orA document that describes an event or

time period but was written a long timetime period but was written a long time

after the actual event took place.after the actual event took place.


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Movies about the Civil WarMovies about the Civil War

Books about the event or time writtenBooks about the event or time written

today.today.


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The Great DepressionThe Great Depression

History Channel mini-series released in 1998


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Book by John

Galbraith, written in1997


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Primary or SecondaryPrimary or Secondary

Source?Source?The Diary of Anne FrankThe Diary of Anne Frank PrimaryPrimary A biography of Abraham Lincoln, published 1956.A biography of Abraham Lincoln, published 1956. SecondarySecondary

Newspaper articles from the day Lincoln was electedNewspaper articles from the day Lincoln was electedpresident.president.

PrimaryPrimaryThe Declaration of IndependenceThe Declaration of Independence

PrimaryPrimary A book about the signing of the Declaration, writtenA book about the signing of the Declaration, written

in 2004.in 2004. SecondarySecondary


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The Autobiography of Malcolm XThe Autobiography of Malcolm X

Malcolm X: By Any Means NecessaryMalcolm X: By Any Means Necessaryby Walter Dean Myersby Walter Dean Myers

Primary or SecondaryPrimary or Secondary

Source?Source?


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Nonfiction Vocabonfiction Vocab


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External Text Featuresxternal Text Features External text featuresExternal text features sidebars, headings, tables of contents,sidebars, headings, tables of contents,

graphs, charts, captions, bolded wordsgraphs, charts, captions, bolded words

Illustrations, graphics, and photographsIllustrations, graphics, and photographs

things that provide a visual image tothings that provide a visual image to

material being presentedmaterial being presented


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External Text Featuresxternal Text Features

Headings and SubheadingsHeadings and Subheadings states the sections topic or purpose; in boldfacestates the sections topic or purpose; in boldface

FootnotesFootnotes

notes found at the bottom of the page; provide extra infonotes found at the bottom of the page; provide extra info

SidebarSidebar

a short boxed bit of info printed near a longer articlea short boxed bit of info printed near a longer article


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Booksooks DictionaryDictionary

provides definitions, parts of speech, andprovides definitions, parts of speech, and

pronunciationpronunciation

ThesaurusThesaurus

provides synonyms and antonyms for wordsprovides synonyms and antonyms for words


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Booksooks EncyclopediaEncyclopedia

gives general facts about a wide variety of topicsgives general facts about a wide variety of topics

DirectoryDirectory

addresses, telephone #'s, and email foraddresses, telephone #'s, and email forindividuals/organizationsindividuals/organizations

AtlasAtlas

a book of mapsa book of maps


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Booksooks Style ManualStyle Manual

a book that contains advice abouta book that contains advice about

grammar and how to punctuategrammar and how to punctuatecorrectlycorrectly


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Finding Informationinding Information

ImplicitImplicit understood but not directly statedunderstood but not directly stated

ExplicitExplicit

clear and obviously statedclear and obviously stated

SummarizeSummarize

to retell about an event by only including theto retell about an event by only including themost important infomost important info


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Organizingrganizing Compare/ContrastCompare/Contrast

points out similarities and differencespoints out similarities and differences

Sequential/ChronologicalSequential/Chronological

time or number ordertime or number order

IndentationIndentation

text that is moved to the righttext that is moved to the right


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Persuadingersuading

FactsFacts objective statements that can be proven trueobjective statements that can be proven true

OpinionsOpinions

subjective statements that are someone's feelings;subjective statements that are someone's feelings;can't be provencan't be proven

BiasBias

a way an author feels that may influence one's writinga way an author feels that may influence one's writing

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