Grade 7: Choosing 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. footnote
    a printed comment placed below the main text on a page
  16. cross-reference
    a mention in one place in a work to information in another place of the same work
  17. appendix
    supplementary material collected at the back of a book
  18. preface
    a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
  19. newspaper
    a daily or weekly publication with articles and advertisements
  20. periodical
    a publication that appears at fixed intervals
Created on Thu May 13 14:11:09 EDT 2021 (updated Mon May 17 17:09:34 EDT 2021)

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