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Where Did Mr. Smidley find all that information?

Mr. Seymour Smidley wants to Mr. Seymour Smidley wants to write a science book for write a science book for

elementary students.elementary students.

He spends many years He spends many years researching all kinds of researching all kinds of

information to put into his information to put into his book.book.

Can you name some sources Can you name some sources he would use for his book?he would use for his book?

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.

Mr. Smidley finally publishes his Mr. Smidley finally publishes his book. Each student at Smart School book. Each student at Smart School

has a copy of his book for their has a copy of his book for their science class.science class.

Information books like Mr. Information books like Mr. Smidley’s Science BookSmidley’s Science Book

always:always:Show where the author found his/her

information

These CLUES are called Reference Features

Reference FeaturesReference Features

BibliographyWorks CitedCitationsEnd Notes

BibliographyBibliography

Mr. Smidley made a list of EVERY book, magazine, website, database, etc. that he read to write his science book.

He placed this list in the back of his book. HOWEVER, he did not use all the information in his book.

BibliographyBibliography

“Aurora.” The World Book Encyclopedia. 1999 ed.

Belt, Mike. “Night Lights Put on a Show.” LJWorld.com 9 Nov.2004. 14 Apr. 2005

http://www.ljworld.com/section/citynews/storypr/187176.

Works CitedWorks Cited

Mr. Smidley made a separate list from the bibliography for those sources he actually used to WRITE his book.

Works CitedWorks Cited

“Aurora.” The World Book Encyclopedia. 1999 ed.

Egeland, Alv. Auroral Mythology. 2003 Nordlyssenteret. 14 Apr. 2005

http://www.northern-lights.no/english/mythology/index.shtml.

CitationCitation

When Mr. Smidley would write some information in his book, he would let his readers know where he got the information…he would give you a clue right in the text!

CitationCitation

Background– The northern lights are also called the

aurora borealis. They are streaks and waves of light. They take shape in the sky near Earth’s North Pole. The lights are a common sight in Norway

– (Science Anytime 29).– Turn to your Works Cited and find this.

Bibliography______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Works Cited__________________________________________________

Everthing Mr. Smidley read

Everything Mr. Smidley used to write his book

End NotesEnd Notes

Sometimes Mr. Smidley wanted to give you additional information about something, but he did not want to include it in the paragraph. Instead, he would give you another clue to find extra information elsewhere.

Look at the End Notes list

End NotesEnd Notes

1. The sun makes up 98 percent of the mass of our solar system. It would take over 1,300,000 Earths to fill the inside of the sun. The outer layer of the sun is the coolest layer at 11,000 degrees F.

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Let’s Play..I SPYLet’s Play..I SPY

On your handout of “The Northern Lights”

I SPY a citation. Circle the citations on this page.

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On your handout…I SPY some end notes.

Put a square box around the end notes.

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On end note number 3 about the Vikings, I spy “other information” on another page (look to the end notes page).

Underline this information.

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I spy three sources that Mr. Smidley did not use in his book, even though he did read them.

Can you name the three sources and the reference feature? Write them down.

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I spy four sources that Mr. Smidley did use in his book.

Can you write what kind of sources these were? Example: are they books, websites, etc.?

Can you tell me the name of the reference feature that lists them?

Let’s ReviewLet’s Review

What are the four Reference Features?Where would these be located in a book?How does the bibliography differ from the

works cited?What is the difference between a citation

and an end note?

Great WorkGreat Work

You found Mr. Smidley’s Clues!