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  2. Text types - Wikipedia

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    The exact form and complexity of a map depends, of course, upon the unique structure of each narrative and the personal preference of the teacher constructing the map. Kinds of narrative. There are many kinds of narrative. They can be imaginary, factual or a combination of both.

  3. Reading comprehension - Wikipedia

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    follow the organization of a passage and to identify antecedents and references in it, draw inferences from a passage about its contents, identify the main thought of a passage, ask questions about the text, answer questions asked in a passage, visualize the text, recall prior knowledge connected to text, recognize confusion or attention problems,

  4. Royal Proclamation of 1763 - Wikipedia

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    USA Proclamation of 1763 Silver Medal: Franklin Mint Issue 1970. The influence of the Royal Proclamation of 1763 on the coming of the American Revolution has been variously interpreted. Many historians argue that the proclamation ceased to be a significant source of tension after 1768 since the aforementioned later treaties opened up extensive ...

  5. Simple non-inferential passage - Wikipedia

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    A loosely associated statement is a type of simple non-inferential passage wherein statements about a general subject are juxtaposed but make no inferential claim. [3] As a rhetorical device, loosely associated statements may be intended by the speaker to infer a claim or conclusion, but because they lack a coherent logical structure any such interpretation is subjective as loosely associated ...

  6. Fact-checking - Wikipedia

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    Key elements were the establishment of Associated Press in the 1850s (short factual material needed), Ralph Pulitzer of the New York World (his Bureau of Accuracy and Fair Play, 1912), Henry Luce and Time magazine (original working title: Facts), and the famous fact-checking department of The New Yorker. More recently, the mainstream media has ...

  7. Fact - Wikipedia

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    Non-fiction books at a Danish library, shelves displaying the word Fakta, Danish for "Facts" A fact is a true datum about one or more aspects of a circumstance. [1] Standard reference works are often used to check facts. Scientific facts are verified by repeatable careful observation or measurement by experiments or other means.

  8. Frontier Thesis - Wikipedia

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    The Frontier Thesis, also known as Turner's Thesis or American frontierism, is the argument by historian Frederick Jackson Turner in 1893 that the settlement and colonization of the rugged American frontier was decisive in forming the culture of American democracy and distinguishing it from European nations.

  9. Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809) - Wikipedia

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    Treaty of Fort Wayne; Type: Land Purchase: Signed: September 30, 1809: Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana Territory: Condition: Transfer of money and goods to natives; Natives to allow American settlement of purchased land; Contingent on the later acceptance of the Kickapoo and Wea.