Reading to Gather Information Reference Sources and Flyers
Reading to Gather Information
Reference Sources and Flyers
Review of the Four Types of
Reference Materials
Encyclopedia
collection of detailed facts
Atlas
maps
Dictionary
defines words
Thesaurus
gives synonyms of words
Challenge Question
One
My teacher has assigned a report on the country of Mexico. I need to find information on when the country began and who lived there in ancient times.
Where would I find this type of information?
Encyclopedia
Challenge Question
Number Two
My family is planning a vacation to
Florida. My father is trying to decide what interstate he needs to take.
What reference material should he use to find this information?
Atlas
Challenge Question
Number Three
Jimmy is working on writing a sentence with each of his spelling words. He comes to a word he does not know.
How can he find the definition of the word? What reference material should he use to find this information?
Dictionary
Challenge Question
Number Four
I am writing a story about my experience at the Spelling Bee. I want to find another word to use instead of saying great.
Thesaurus
Using a Dictionary
Mon · arch (mon’erk) n. One who reigns over a state or absolute ruler. 2. a butterfly. (Greek mnoarkhos : mono - to rule)
1. Monarch comes from a word that means-
2.
What part of speech is this word?
3. How man definitions are there?
4. Which form of the word would be best in the following sentence.
The monarch passed laws limiting personal freedom.
Text Features
Getting your attention:
Bold print is used for titles, headings, and subheadings. It is also used to point out, a particular word or main idea.
Underlining and slanted text (also called italics) underlined or in italics (slanted): to show that something is the title of a something to emphasize a word or phrase to make something clearer to show what a character is thinking to show that a word or phrase is in a language other than English to show that a word is about to be defined
ALL CAPS Words written in all capital letters would be shouted or spoken very loudly. The writer may put a word in all caps if it is important.
"There's a fire on the fourth floor! Everyone needs to exit the building NOW!"
Bringing it all together.
Use text features to understand flyers and articles!
