1. Reference Sources Grade 2

2. What is a Reference Source? Something that contains information that can be used for help or support. Examples would be Dictionary, Atlas or Thesaurus

3. Dictionary  contains information that help understand the meaning or words

4. Dictionaries can tell us many details about words!  How to say a word—pronunciation  Meaning of a word—definition  How the word can be used in a sentence—part of speech (like noun, verb or pronoun)  How to spell a word  How the word is divided into parts—syllables  Examples of how to use the word in a sentence  Picture of the word  Multiple meanings of the word

6. Encyclopedia  a set of books containing general information about topics such as people, places, and things

7. Characteristics of Encyclopedias  Each book is called a VOLUME in the set  Volumes are organized in number and ABC order  They are ALPHABETICALLY organized  They are the BEST first stop in a research project  Encyclopedias can also be used ONLINE  Set is updated EVERY year  Contains information on PEOPLE, PLACES and THINGS

8. Thesaurus  contains information that can be used to support writing  Contains words that mean the opposite-antonyms and words that mean the same-synonyms  Also uses guide words to find the words more easily

9. A Thesaurus is a reference source to help with writing.  Example: Synonyms for the word RUN Jog Trot Dash Race Sprint  Example: Antonyms for the word HAPPY Sad Unhappy Depressed Blue

10. Dictionary, Encyclopedia, or Thesaurus? Susy is writing a story about the Spelling Bee. She wants to find another word to use instead of saying “great” all the time. Where should she look? A glossary is most like what kind of reference source? Where would you look to find a word with the same meaning as “beautiful”? Jimmy is writing sentences with each of his spelling words. He comes to a word he does not know. Where should he look to find the definition of the word? Where would you look to find out about airplanes and how they fly? Where is the best place for Dan to find out about different kinds of dogs? Where would you look to find the opposite of the word “plentiful”? Where is the best place to look to find out when dinosaurs lived? Which is the best resource to use to quickly find information about the food zebras eat? Tracy wants to find the antonym of a vocabulary word her teacher explained in class. What reference source should she use? What resource would you choose to find out how to pronounce a word? This source has informational articles in volumes that are organized in ABC order. What is it?

11. Dictionary, Encyclopedia, or Thesaurus? What resource has information on people, places and things? Hector wants to find out more about cars. Where would be the best place to look? Where would you look to find the meaning of the word “blast”? Where is the best place to find antonyms and synonyms of words? What resource uses guide words to help find something more quickly? Where is the best place to begin any sort of research project? A Thesaurus is used to help with writing. True or False Where would Bill go to find out how many syllables a word has?

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