to treat something as more important than something else
20
food chain
the series of processes by which food is grown or produced, sold, and eventually eaten
25
organic
produced without chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or other artificial agents
5
processed foods
a series of mechanical or chemical operations performed to change or preserve food
10
infographic
a visual image such as a chart or diagram used to represent information or data
15
infer
to make an educated guess based on evidence
20
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
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bias
a tendency to lean in a certain direction, either in favor of or against a particular thing
5
annotate
add notes to (a text or diagram) giving explanation or comment
10
active reading
as we are reading nonfiction, we should be actively trying to learn from what we are reading (annotating, summarizing, highlighting)
15
concept
a big idea
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conflicting viewpoint
a perspective that is different from or disagrees with another
25
structure
the way in which parts of something are arranged or organized