VOCABULARY WORDS-FOCUS ON BIOGRAPHY

Biography- a person’s life story

Facts- things that are true

Events- things that happen

Sequence- one thing following after another

Research- careful study of a subject

Please go over the definitions for these vocabulary words with your student. There will be a test on them on Friday.

Biography- a person’s life story

The biography of President Abraham Lincoln

The Biography magazine

Every life has a story.

Facts- things that are true

We study math facts in school.

This is an advertisement that shares facts about allergies.

Events- things that happen

Sometimes takes a lot of work, planning, and organizing to implement, or carry out, an event.

A field trip to explore nature is always a great event.

Sequence- one thing following after another

The photo sequence of a girl

in Sri Lanka catching a ball.

A golfer follows a practiced sequence when slicing the

golf ball.

Research- careful study of a subject

High School students learning how to do research on a farm.

Part of good research is to take notes of each step in the process.

Research and field study can be very fulfilling and rewarding

Researchers sorting rocks and precious gems.

These field researchers are discovering the way of human life in the past.

They are archeologists.

There are two types of research: primary and secondary.

Studying in the New York Library is part of secondary research processes where you look for facts, important events, patterns or sequences, and the studies of other people, in ways such as getting familiar with a persons biography.