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10th Grade
11/02/2011

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HEADING
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ELEMENTS THAT DESCRIBE THE CONTENT THAT FOLOWS.  IT SHOULD DESCRIBE WHAT THE PAGE OR SECTIONS ARE ABOUT.
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SUBHEADING
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THESE COME BELOW THE HEADING.  A LABEL FOR A SECTION OR PART OF A TEXT; IT TELLS THE READERS WHAT THAT SECTION OF THE TEXT IS ABOUT.

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GRAPHICS
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VISUAL AIDES ADDED TO THE TEXT TO HELP SUPPORT A READER'S UNDERSTANDING THROUGH VISUALIZING THE INFORMATION.  EX: DIAGRAMS, MAPS, CHARTS, GRAPHS, ILLUSTRATIONS, ETC.
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BULLETS
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A TEXT FEATURE OF SMALL DOTS THAT ARE PLACED IN FRONT OF A LIST IN A TEXT.

INSTEAD OF BURYING THE KEY POINTS INSIDE LARGE BLOCKS OF TEXT, PULL OUT THE IMPORTANT/SIGNIFICANT PARTS SO READERS CAN SEE AT A GLANCE WHAT THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS ARE.

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SPECIAL FONTS
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SPECIAL TYPE AUTHORS USE TO MAKE A TEXT STAND OUT FOR A READER.  EX: ITALICS, BOLD PRINT, COLORED TEXT.
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CAPTIONS
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 A PHRASE, SENTENCE OR SHORT PARAGRAPH, DESCRIBING THE CONTENTS OF AN ILLUSTRATION SUCH AS PHOTOS OR CHARTS.  CAPTIONS ARE USUALLY PLACED DIRECTLY ABOVE, BELOW, OR TO THE SIDE OF THE PICTURE THEY DESCRIBE. 
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PRIMARY SOURCE
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A RESOURCE CREATED BY SOMEONE WHO HAS FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE.  EX: DIARIES, AUTOBIOGRAPHIES, PHOTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, ETC.
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SECONDARY SOURCE
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A RESOURCE BASED ON SOMEONE'S RESEARCH AND INTERPRETATION OF THE INFORMATION/EXPERIENCE. EX: MAGAZINE ARTICLE, NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, TEXTBOOK, ETC.
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BIAS
Definition
TO INFLUENCE IN AN UNFAIR WAY. 
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