1. Reading an Encyclopedia Article
Chapter two

2. What is an encyclopedia?
a book or set of books containing many articles arranged in alphabetical order which deal either with the whole of human knowledge or with a particular part of it. (Cambridge Dictionary)

3. Examples of encyclopedias
General encyclopedias
Encyclopedia Britannica
World Book
The New Caxton Encyclopedia
Collier’s Encyclopedia
Specialized encyclopedias
- The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology

4. Similarities between textbooks and encyclopedias
1- The purpose of both is to inform the reader, so the same style of writing is used, e.g. articles start with background information about a certain topic, followed by definitions, classifications, description, comparison, contrast, explanation, etc…

5. 2- They both provide the readers with helpful aids, e. g
2- They both provide the readers with helpful aids, e.g. headings, subheadings, outline, summary, a list of related articles, etc…
3- They use special printing effects, e.g. boldface & italics.
4- They both use graphics, such as photographs, diagrams, tables, charts, and graphs.
5- They both follow a logical sequence in writing, e.g. paragraphs have topic sentences and relevant support.