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Unit 4: Biographies

Narrative Nonfiction/Biographies

TermDefinition
Biography a factual, informational account of someone's life written by someone other than themselves.
Narrative Non-fiction is a genre of writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives.
Credible Source a source that is hard to discount; a person or resource that can be trusted to provide valid information.
Text Features the elements of a text designed to help locate, understand, and organize information.
Multimedia a variety of artistic and communicative media.
Annotated Bibliography a list of sources used along with a summary of each source's content, purpose, and evaluation of validity.
Citation giving credit to the authors of source information.
Chronological Order the organization of writing based on time from beginning to end.
Primary Source an original document containing first-hand information about a subject.
Secondary Source a discussion about or commentary on a primary source; the key feature of a secondary source is that it offers an interpretation of information gathered from primary sources.
Ironic happening in the opposite way to what is expected, and typically causing wry amusement because.
flourishing getting along well and successfully.
elaborate to state at greater length or in greater detail.
saturated soaked with moisture; drenched.
loathsome disgusting.
malignant filled with evil; threatening.
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