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Study Skill: Choosing Reference
SourcesMrs. Boston
Library
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Learning Goals.. By the end of today’s lesson I will be able to
identify the best print reference source to find information about a certain topic.
I will find examples of information to classify on a Tree Map.
“I use _____ to ______.”
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Pre-assessment(whisper to your neighbor)
If you wanted to find information about the moons of Jupiter, which reference source would you use? a. Dictionaryb. Encyclopediac. Thesaurusd. Atlas
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The correct answer should be… Encyclopedia
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Why???
When you have a specific question you should decide which source is most likely to contain the answer.
We are going to look at seven references sources to find out which is best.
Ready????
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My Turn… Get ready to write notes…..
Here we go!
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Telephone Directory
A telephone directory lists phone numbers and addresses for individuals, businesses, and government agencies.
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Thesaurus
A thesaurus lists synonyms and antonyms for commonly used words.
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Dictionary
A dictionary is an alphabetized listing of words, including their spelling, pronunciation, meaning, and sometimes its history.
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Atlas
An atlas contains maps and index that tells where to find maps of various places.
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Almanac
An almanac is updated every year. It contains brief facts about history, sports events, countries, and other subjects.
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Encyclopedia
An encyclopedia summarizes major facts about a variety of subjects, which are listed alphabetically.
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Internet Sites
An internet site has information found in most other reference sources.
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Our Turn… Which source would help you find
information about this subject?
The definition of cycle?
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Dictionary Yes, a dictionary would give me the
definition of cycle.
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Our Turn… Where would I find where Mount McKinley
is located?
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Atlas Yes, an atlas tells where to find maps of
various places.
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Our Turn.. A synonym for sparkling
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Thesaurus Yes, a thesaurus lists synonyms and
antonyms for many words.
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Our Turn… The life among the Inuit people.
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Encyclopedia Yes, the encyclopedia will give you a
summary of major facts about a variety of subjects.
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Your Turn… You will be working with “work stations” for
references today. Each group will have 3 minutes per station.
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Tree Map Your group will make a tree map to classify
each reference source. Tree map example
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Did we???
Identify the best print reference source to find information about a certain topic?
Sentence Frame “I use _____ to ______.”