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Locating Information in a Text Using Table of Contents and Index

Locating Information in a Text Using Table of Contents and Index. Index Abernathy, William, 37-37, 38, 47, 197-199 Acheson, Dean, 47, 291 Acme Cleveland, 312 action principle, 13-14, 17, 119-155, 320. Features of Table of Contents. A list of the parts of the book

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Locating Information in a Text Using Table of Contents and Index

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  1. Locating Information in a Text Using Table of Contents and Index Index Abernathy, William, 37-37, 38, 47, 197-199 Acheson, Dean, 47, 291 Acme Cleveland, 312 action principle, 13-14, 17, 119-155, 320

  2. Features of Table of Contents • A list of the parts of the book • Located at the beginning of the book • Ordered by the way information appears in the book and gives page number • Located at the beginning of the book • Tells: • - Title of chapters and their page numbers • - Sometimes the author’s name and genre

  3. Features of an Index • An alphabetized list of names, places, and subjects used in a book. • Gives page or pages on which item is mentioned • Located in the back of the book

  4. Index Located at the front of the book Lists people, places, or things Page number Table Of Contents Organized by page number Found at the end of the book Arranged in alphabetical order Gives title of chapters

  5. - According to this table of contents, on what page is Planning a Two Week Trip?- What chapter is it?- In what type of book would find this type of table of contents? Page 12 Ch. 5 Travel Guide

  6. -If you’re looking for information on Dean Acheson, on what pages would you find him?- Whose information would you find on page 38? Index Abernathy, William, 37-37, 38, 47, 197-199 Acheson, Dean, 47, 291 Acme Cleveland, 312 action principle, 13-14, 17, 119-155, 320 47 and 291 William Abernathy

  7. On what page does Chapter 7 begin? • What is the title of Ch. 16? • How many parts are contained in this table of contents?

  8. Index Abernathy, William, 37-37, 38, 47, 197-199 Acheson, Dean, 47, 291 Acme Cleveland, 312 action principle, 13-14, 17, 119-155, 320 4. What information can be found by looking at page 312? 5. What is the topic covered by p. 119-155? 6. In the section of the index shown above, can you find information about Martin Luther King, Jr.?

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