Glossary
Annotation:
A critical or explanatory note or body of notes added to a text.
Close reading:
Careful and purposeful reading used to uncover layers of meaning that lead to deep comprehension.
EBSR:
Evidence-Based Selected Response.
Literary nonfiction or creative nonfiction:
A genre of writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives.Informational texts:
Texts that inform the reader about the natural or social world. Different from fiction and other forms of nonfiction, informational text does not utilize characters.
Slave narrative:
A literary form that grew out of the written accounts of enslaved Africans in Britain and its colonies.
Spile:
Heavy wooden stake.
