Study Skill: Choosing Reference

SourcesMrs. Boston

Library

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 ______.”

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

The correct answer should be… Encyclopedia

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????

My Turn… Get ready to write notes…..

Here we go!

Telephone Directory

A telephone directory lists phone numbers and addresses for individuals, businesses, and government agencies.

Thesaurus

A thesaurus lists synonyms and antonyms for commonly used words.

Dictionary

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

Atlas

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

Almanac

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

Encyclopedia

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

Internet Sites

An internet site has information found in most other reference sources.

Our Turn… Which source would help you find

information about this subject?

The definition of cycle?

Dictionary Yes, a dictionary would give me the

definition of cycle.

Our Turn… Where would I find where Mount McKinley

is located?

Atlas Yes, an atlas tells where to find maps of

various places.

Our Turn.. A synonym for sparkling

Thesaurus Yes, a thesaurus lists synonyms and

antonyms for many words.

Our Turn… The life among the Inuit people.

Encyclopedia Yes, the encyclopedia will give you a

summary of major facts about a variety of subjects.

Your Turn… You will be working with “work stations” for

references today. Each group will have 3 minutes per station.

Tree Map Your group will make a tree map to classify

each reference source. Tree map example

Did we???

Identify the best print reference source to find information about a certain topic?

Sentence Frame “I use _____ to ______.”