omnivore
an animal or person that eats plants and animals
dilemma
a difficult situation or problem
access
the right or privilege
prioritize
to treat something as more important than something else
food chain
the series of processes by which food is grown or produced, sold, and eventually eaten
organic
produced without chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or other artificial agents
processed foods
a series of mechanical or chemical operations performed to change or preserve food
infographic
a visual image such as a chart or diagram used to represent information or data
infer
to make an educated guess based on evidence
nonfiction point of view
the author’s perspective; some nonfiction texts are purely informational, like the encyclopedia, but others present information from a particular point of view
bias
a tendency to lean in a certain direction, either in favor of or against a particular thing
annotate
add notes to (a text or diagram) giving explanation or comment
active reading
as we are reading nonfiction, we should be actively trying to learn from what we are reading (annotating, summarizing, highlighting)
concept
a big idea
conflicting viewpoint
a perspective that is different from or disagrees with another
structure
the way in which parts of something are arranged or organized
