Lesson 4: Reading Historical Nonfiction
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11 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 affix | a prefix or suffix that is added to a root word |
| ask and answer questions | to ask and answer questions about key details in a passage and use the text to find the answers that will help you better understand what you are reading |
| compare | to show the similarities between two ideas, people, places, events, or passages |
| contrast | to show the differences between two objects, ideas, people, places, or events |
| effect | a result of a cause |
| firsthand account | a description of a experience or event that is told by someone who participated in the event described |
| historical nonfiction | nonfiction text that tells about real events or people from the past |
| make inferences | to use information in the text and your won knowledge to figure out things that aren't stated directly by the author |
| main idea | the most important idea in a story or article |
| root word | the base, or main part, of a word |
| secondhand account | a description of an experience or event told by someone who did not directly participate in the events |
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