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References/Print References/Print Sources- Resources used Sources- Resources used

for research for research •EncyclopediaEncyclopedia•AtlasAtlas•DictionaryDictionary•Thesaurus Thesaurus •Almanac Almanac

What is an encyclopedia What is an encyclopedia used for?used for?

• Encyclopedia gives general Encyclopedia gives general information about many different information about many different subjects.subjects.

• Organized alphabetically Organized alphabetically • Set of booksSet of books

What is an atlas used What is an atlas used for?for?

• An atlas is a book of mapsAn atlas is a book of maps

What is a dictionary used What is a dictionary used for?for?

• A dictionary is a book of word A dictionary is a book of word meaningsmeanings

• If you want to find the definition or If you want to find the definition or meaning of a word, use a dictionary!meaning of a word, use a dictionary!

What is a thesaurus used What is a thesaurus used for?for?

• A thesaurus provides synonyms for A thesaurus provides synonyms for wordswords

What is an almanac used What is an almanac used for?for?

• Almanacs are books that are Almanacs are books that are published every year and provides published every year and provides facts about that specific year in facts about that specific year in terms of weather and environmental terms of weather and environmental conditions and other interesting conditions and other interesting facts.facts.

What do you remember?What do you remember?

• EncyclopediaEncyclopedia• AtlasAtlas• DictionaryDictionary• Thesaurus Thesaurus • Almanac Almanac

If you want to see where Europe is, youshould look in−(a) an atlas.(b) a dictionary.(c) a thesaurus.(d) an almanac.

The author of the passage is searching theinternet for more information about Venice’smagnificent palaces. Which of these key words orsets of key words will bring up the most usefulinformation on this topic?(a) ”Italy” and ”art”(b) ”palaces”(c) ”Venice” and ”palaces”(d) ”Venice”

You want to find a synonym for the word”good.” Which of these sources is best to use?(a) thesaurus(b) dictionary(c) encyclopedia(d) card catalog

Which of these sources would most helpyou find information about your state’sgovernment?(a) a thesaurus(b) a dictionary(c) an atlas(d) an encyclopedia

If you wanted to see how close Greenland is to North America, you would most likely look in-(a) an atlas.(b) a dictionary.(c) a thesaurus.(d) an almanac.

The author of a passage about waffles wants to add more information about how to make waffles. Which of these sources would best help him get theinformation he wants?(a) a biography of Thomas Jefferson(b) a book on the history of food(c) the encyclopedia entry on ”Waffles”(d) a cookbook of breakfast foods

The author of the passage wants to add moreinformation about Venetian painters. Which ofthese sources would best help her get theinformation she wants?(a) an atlas of Italian cities(b) a book on Italian art history(c) the encyclopedia entry on ”Art”(d) a world history text book

You would like to find out if it is going torain tomorrow. Which of these would best helpyou find this information?(a) Find your state in an atlas.(b) Look at an Internet website about weather.(c) Look up ”rain” in the library’s card catalog.(d) Find an entry for the word ”rain” in anencyclopedia.