Study Skill: Choosing Reference Sources

1. Study Skill: Choosing Reference Sources Mrs. Boston Library

2. 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 ______.”

3. 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

4. The correct answer should be… • Encyclopedia

5. 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????

6. My Turn… • Get ready to write notes….. • Here we go!

7. Telephone Directory • A telephone directory lists phone numbers and addresses for individuals, businesses, and government agencies.

8. Thesaurus • A thesaurus lists synonyms and antonyms for commonly used words.

9. Dictionary • A dictionary is an alphabetized listing of words, including their spelling, pronunciation, meaning, and sometimes its history.

10. Atlas • An atlas contains maps and index that tells where to find maps of various places.

11. Almanac • An almanac is updated every year. It contains brief facts about history, sports events, countries, and other subjects.

12. Encyclopedia • An encyclopedia summarizes major facts about a variety of subjects, which are listed alphabetically.

13. Internet Sites • An internet site has information found in most other reference sources.

14. Our Turn… • Which source would help you find information about this subject? The definition of cycle?

15. Dictionary • Yes, a dictionary would give me the definition of cycle.

16. Our Turn… • Where would I find where Mount McKinley is located?

17. Atlas • Yes, an atlas tells where to find maps of various places.

18. Our Turn.. • A synonym for sparkling

19. Thesaurus • Yes, a thesaurus lists synonyms and antonyms for many words.

20. Our Turn… • The life among the Inuit people.

21. Encyclopedia • Yes, the encyclopedia will give you a summary of major facts about a variety of subjects.

22. Your Turn… • You will be working with “work stations” for references today. Each group will have 3 minutes per station.

23. Tree Map • Your group will make a tree map to classify each reference source. • Tree map example

24. Did we??? • Identify the best print reference source to find information about a certain topic? • Sentence Frame “I use _____ to ______.”