Study Skill: Choosing Reference Sources

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Study Skill Choosing Reference Sources

• Mrs. Boston
• Library

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Learning Goals..

• By the end of todays 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. Dictionary
• b. Encyclopedia
• c. Thesaurus
• d. 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 ______.