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Appropriate Research Sources SPI 0601.4.3. Learning Goals.. By the end of today’s lesson I will be able to determine the most appropriate research source.

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Page 1: Appropriate Research Sources SPI 0601.4.3. Learning Goals.. By the end of today’s lesson I will be able to determine the most appropriate research source.

Appropriate Research Sources

SPI 0601.4.3

Page 2: Appropriate Research Sources SPI 0601.4.3. Learning Goals.. By the end of today’s lesson I will be able to determine the most appropriate research source.

Learning Goals.. By the end of today’s lesson I will be able to

determine the most appropriate research source to find information about a given topic.

I will create questions using a variety of research sources.

Sentence frame example: “I use a dictionary to define a word.

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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

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The correct answer should be… Encyclopedia

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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????

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My Turn… Get ready to write notes…..

Here we go!

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Nonfiction A nonfiction book

will provide facts and information that can be proven.

The author is an expert!

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Thesaurus A thesaurus lists

synonyms and antonyms for commonly used words.

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Dictionary A dictionary is an

alphabetized listing of words, including their spelling, pronunciation, meaning, and sometimes its history.

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Atlas An atlas contains

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

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Almanac An almanac is

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

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Encyclopedia An encyclopedia

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

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Internet Sites An internet site

has information found in most other reference sources.

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Our Turn… Which source would help you find

information about this subject?

The definition of cycle?

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Dictionary Yes, a dictionary would give me the

definition of cycle.

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Our Turn… Where would I find

where Mount McKinley is located?

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Atlas Yes, an atlas tells

where to find maps of various places.

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Our Turn.. A synonym for sparkling

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Thesaurus Yes, a thesaurus lists

synonyms and antonyms for many words.

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Our Turn… The life among the Cherokee people.

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Encyclopedia Yes, the encyclopedia will give you a

summary of major facts about a variety of subjects.

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Your Turn… You will be working with “research stations”

for references today. Each group will have 5 minutes per station.

You should create a question for each research source at the table.

A collection of questions will be selected for you to answer at a later time.

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Did we???

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

Sentence Frame: “I use a _____ to ______.”