Types of Reference Books. We talked about two reference books yesterday. What were they?

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Types of Reference Books

We talked about two reference books yesterday. What were they?

What will a dictionary tell us about a word? Spelling Pronunciation Number of Syllables Part(s) of Speech (May be more than one!) Meanings Etymology (where the word comes from...)

What does a thesaurus give us? Synonyms And antonyms too sometimes....

Now on with more reference books! Any guesses?

Almanac Contains current facts about: Weather Population Currency Geographical data Country Flags State flowers, birds, and flags Statistics about cities in the U.S. and around the world Fascinating things that have happened during the year in science, economics, sports, art, and media Another famous one: The Old Farmer’s Almanac Weather forecasts Gardening Moon calendar

Atlas Road maps Mileage charts and calculators Most also list: Notable Attractions Shops Restaurants Hotel phone numbers Tourism websites and phone numbers

Encyclopedia An encyclopedia is a huge set of articles full of information about many, many topics. It provides a general, basic overview of each topic. The articles are in alphabetical order, and there is an index so that you can find each one. You can either use an actual encyclopedia book set in a library or at home, or you can use one of the online encyclopedia systems available. Besides the standard encyclopedia, there are also specialized encyclopedias that provide information on specific time periods or topics.

Knowing when to use each type of reference source is important. Probably the two most difficult sources to choose between are the encyclopedia and the almanac. Discuss the most ideal uses for each.

Let’s Play a Game! Which Reference Book? Which Reference Book? NOTE: The sound doesn’t work on this game.