MAPS Vocabulary Terms

Books, encyclopedias, journals, etc. that help you find information are called graphic organizers.

A small, thin book with no cover or only a paper cover that has information about a particular subject...

Research is the careful study that is done to find and report something new you learned about something.

The middle sound occurs in the beginning of a word.

The use of words that begin with the same sound near one another is called...

Chronological order is the arrangement of things following one after another in time.

A way of using humor to show that someone or something is foolish, weak, bad, etc.

A statement where someone uses evidence to fight against another opinion is called a conversation.

An editorial is informational writing in a book that gives facts about a topic.

An emotional state or reaction is called...

Talking between two or more people is called...

Context is when you don’t get a word/phrase and use the sentence around it as clues to understand its meaning.

A part of an act in a play where action takes place is called...

A published collection of writings (such as poems or short stories) by different authors is called...

The order in which things happen or should happen is called sequence.

This helps students visualize information so they can understand it better.

A nonfiction book written about a person by that person is called...

A book containing a list of things that you can buy, use, etc., and often pictures is called...

To think of or describe something as larger, or greater than it really is called...

A field guide is a book that helps you to identify birds, plants, animals, rocks, etc.

To put information together and create a new idea is called...

An act of carefully looking at or examining the quality of something.

A small, thin book or magazine that usually has many pictures and information about a product, a place, etc is called...

When someone reads a book and explains if they like the book or not it is called an an anecdote.

A short story about an interesting or funny event in your life that you share with others is called...

A written story where a person describes past life experiences is called a...

Special wording techniques writers use to create text that is clear, interesting, & memorable.

A brief statement that gives the most important information about a topic is called...

A word that is spelled and pronounced like another word but is different in meaning is called...

A writing where a person writes about their opinions and life is called...

To make something clear or easy to understand is to research.

To evaluate is to judge the value or condition someone or something in a careful and thoughtful way.

A book in which you write down your personal experiences and thoughts each day is called...

When you need more than the main source to get enough information for a report you use a secondary source.

A map is used to list the books, magazines, articles, etc. that have been used for a report.

Something that is believed to be true or probably true based on partial facts is called...

A phrase that uses the words like or as to compare two totally different things is called...

A combination of letters that represent a longer phrase is called...

A writing that looks at a topic and identifies an issue and then provides a way to fix the issue.

A small part of a longer written work is called an excerpt.

A drawing that uses dots, lines, etc. to represent numbers & show how much something changes is called a graph.

A list of books, articles, etc. that have been used for a report. This page comes at the end of the report.

Dialogue are the things that are said by the characters in a story, movie, play, etc.

When someone is speaking in front of a group of people about their ideas, opinions, etc. it is called a...

Special phrases used by author's to make their writing more interesting is called...

Literary elements are the important parts of a story that authors include in order to create a great story.