Looking Into Lives: Nonfiction and Research

What is the figurative meaning of a word?

• It's dictionary definition

• A non-literal meaning

• A drawing of the word

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the connotative meaning of a word?

• It's dictionary definition

• What it means to a connotator

• The word's suggested or implied meanings

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is a word's denotative meaning?

• The dictionary definition

• It's implied meaning

• It's non-literal meaning

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is a memoir?

• A short song that tells why the author behaved a certain way during a period of life

• Narrative nonfiction that present's the author's personal experience of an event or period in their own life

• A French word that means a piece of writing that is stored in a boudoir.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What is an autobiography?

• An account of a person's life written by him or herself.

• An account of a person's life written by another person.

• A narrative nonfiction piece written by the author about a period of his or her life.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What is a biography?

• An account of a person's life written by him or herself.

• An account of a person's life written by another person.

• A narrative nonfiction piece written by the author about a period of his or her life.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What is a thesis statement?

• The last sentence in a conclusion.

• The main idea of a piece of writing containing the author's claim.

• The reasons why an author believes a certain way.

What is a primary source?

• One that includes a primary color (red, blue, or yellow).

• Written by someone who read or heard about an event.

• Written by someone who experienced an event.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is a secondary source?

• One that includes a secondary color (orange, purple, and green).

• Written by someone who read or heard about an event.

• Written by someone who experienced an event.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which in-text citation is formatted correctly?

• "You are a ninny." (Homer 345)

• "You are a ninny." (Homer 345).

• "You are a ninny" (Homer 345).

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9