Reference ResourcesObjective: Today I can list characteristics of reference

resources.

Essential Questions

• 1. What is a/an _____ (atlas, almanac, dictionary, thesaurus, CD-ROM, website)? How do you determine when to use it?

• 2. What are reference resources? How do you determine which is the best resource to use?

What are types of reference resources ?

Periodical

Encyclopedia

Newspaper

Dictionary

Almanac

Atlas

Electronic Source

Thesaurus

why would I use them?

Reference resources help us find information quickly!

So say you want to find out what the score of last night’s U of A football game? Where should you look?

How Do I know which ONe to Use?

Don’t worry.....It’s easy! Each reference material has special characteristics that make it perfect for finding specific information! Let’s check them

out!!!!

Note-taking time!!!!

First up.......Periodicals

Contain articles

Many subjects and topics

Often published monthly or weekly

Current events, but not published daily

Examples:Sports Illustrated

NewsweekPeople

Encyclopedia

Set of books organized alphabetically

Gives information about people, places and events in the past

Examples:World War II

PenguinsAlbert Einstein

Brazil

Newspaper

Daily current events

Local (Tucson)

State (Arizona Daily Star)

Country (USA Today)

Examples:Events that happened yesterday

(Football scores:)Today’s weather

Dictionary

You are all pros at dictionary skills!

Turn and whisper to your neighbor what we can look up in the dictionary.

Did you say definition, syllabication, pronunciation, part of speech and word origin?

You’ve got it!

Almanac

A book that contains facts and information

Published yearly (annually)

Only has information from certain year

Examples:Sport Stats

WeatherFarming

Major events of a year

Atlas

Book of maps

Locations

What the land is like (desert, rainforests, mountains, etc.)

What countries produce on their land (oil, coffee, wheat, corn)

Use this resources when you want to know:

Where a place is locatedWhat it is like there

Distance between two places

electronic Source

Information that is up to the minute

Often times there are online versions of the other reference resources

Basketball score right nowWeather at this moment

THesaurus

You are all fantastic writers! So a thesaurus is the perfect tool to use to improve your word choice!

A thesaurus will give you synonyms and antonyms for a word. It will also tell the part of speech.

Need a new wordto use instead of

“good”? You know where to look!

Now it’s time....

TO SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW! GET THOSE SLATES OUT!

Number your slates 1-10.

Do your best to pick the best reference resource to find the information.

Show what you know!

• 2. What source would you use to find information about the Egyptian pyramids?

• 3. What source would you use to find out how much rain fell in Tucson in 1994?

• 4. What source would you use to find out where Spain is?

• 5. What source would you use to find out about today’s current events?

• 6. What source would you use to find out the definition for the word “terrific?”

• 7. What source would you use to read an article about the team that won the World Series?

• 8. What source would you use to find basketball scores for a game that is on right now?

• 9. What source should you use to find an antonym for the word “loud”?

• 10. Where should you look to find information about Harriet Tubman?

1. What source would you use to check today’s weather?

Let’s see how well We did!

• 1. What source would you use to check today’s weather forecast? Newspaper or Electronic Source

• 2. What source would you use to find information about the Egyptian pyramids? Encyclopedia

• 3. What source would you use to find out how much rain fell in Tucson in 1994? Almanac

• 4. What source would you use to find out where Spain is? Atlas

How’d we do?

Let’s review today’s information....

What are reference resources? (Tell your neighbor)

When you can think of five or more reference resources, give me a thumbs up.....

You’ve got it!

Periodical

Encyclopedia

Newspaper

Dictionary

Almanac

Atlas

Electronic Source

Thesaurus