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research vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Bibliography | List of sources referenced in a research paper |
Journal | A scholarly publication that is written by experts in a specific field |
Search engine | A program that searches for information on the internet (ie- Google) |
Website | A page on the internet |
Paraphrase | To put something in your own words |
Summarize | To give a brief statement of the main points of a text |
Plagiarize | Improperly citing, or representing someone else’s words or thoughts as your own |
Atlas | A book of maps or charts |
Almanac | An annual calendar containing important dates and statistical information |
Climax | the point of greatest emotional intensity or suspense in a plot when the outcome of the conflict becomes known |
Exposition | The beginning of the story where the characters and the setting is revealed |
Rising Action | the events in the story become complicated and the conflict in the story is revealed |
Falling Action | The events and complications begin to resolve themselves |
Resolution | The conflict of the plot is resolved, usually takes place after the highest emotional moment of the novel |
Glossary | A brief dictionary of words relevant to a text |
Index | an alphabetical list of names, subjects, etc., with references to the places where they occur, typically found at the end of a book |
Table of Contents | a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start. contents |