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1 Locating Information in a Text Using Table of Contents and Index
Abernathy, William, 37-37, 38, 47, Acheson, Dean, 47, 291 Acme Cleveland, 312 action principle, 13-14, 17, , 320

2 Features of Table of Contents
A list of the parts of the book Located at the beginning of the book Ordered by the way information appears in the book and gives page number Tells: - Title of chapters and their page numbers - Sometimes the author’s name and genre

3 Features of an Index An alphabetized list of names, places, and subjects used in a book. Gives page or pages on which item is mentioned Located in the back of the book

4 Index Table Of Contents Located at the front of the book
Lists people, places, or things Page number Table Of Contents Index Organized by page number Found at the end of the book Arranged in alphabetical order Gives title of chapters

5 - According to this table of contents, on what page is Planning a Two Week Trip? - What chapter is it? - In what type of book would find this type of table of contents? Page 12 Ch. 5 Travel Guide

6 Index Abernathy, William, 37-37, 38, 47, Acheson, Dean, 47, 291 Acme Cleveland, 312 action principle, 13-14, 17, , 320 -If you’re looking for information on Dean Acheson, on what pages would you find him? - Whose information would you find on page 38? 47 and 291 William Abernathy

7 On what page does Chapter 7 begin?
What is the title of Ch. 16? How many parts are contained in this table of contents?

8 Index 4. What information can be found by looking at page 312?
Abernathy, William, 37-37, 38, 47, Acheson, Dean, 47, 291 Acme Cleveland, 312 action principle, 13-14, 17, , 320 4. What information can be found by looking at page 312? 5. What is the topic covered by p ? 6. In the section of the index shown above, can you find information about Martin Luther King, Jr.?


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