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Types of Reference MaterialsDictionaryThesaurus

Encyclopedia

• Why do we use encyclopedias? • An encyclopedia is used when someone wants

to find information about a person, place, or thing.

• You may want to find out information about Jimmy Carter. You can learn about him from reading information in an encyclopedia.

Atlas

• An atlas is a map.• If you want to find a specific place, street,

road, city, or state.• Many people use an atlas when they are going

on vacation or traveling to another place.

Dictionary

• We use a dictionary to look up words.• You will find the meaning of words in a

dictionary. • For example, when you do not know the

meaning of a word in a story. You may use a dictionary to look up the meaning of the word.

Thesaurus

• In a thesaurus, you will find synonyms for words.• First, you look up the word in the thesaurus. Next

to the word you will find a list of words that mean the same things as the word you looked up.

• Like wonderful –great, magnificent, excellent, terrific, cool, and fantastic

• Also in a thesaurus you will find an antonym for the word. Like horrible or awful would be an antonym for wonderful.

Using the DictionaryDr. Stewart

March 21, 2012

Using the DictionaryInformation Literacy Standards: Students will understand the purpose of various reference materials (such as a dictionary, thesaurus, and an atlas). Students will understand the general organization of various reference materials (such as dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, and an atlas).

Objective: Students will be able to identify whether a word would be found in the beginning, middle or the end of the dictionary. Students will be able to identify guide words and use them to find words that they are searching for.

Why do we use dictionaries?

• To learn new words• To learn the origin of a word• To check the meaning of a word• To check the parts of speech of a word• To learn multiple meanings of a word• To learn to pronounce a word• To construct a sentence using the word

Parts of the Dictionary

Parts of the dictionary

Parts of the Dictionary

Using the DictionaryVocabulary: Guide words, wordbook, lexicon, entry word, bold print, beginning, middle or end

How do you find an entry in the dictionary quickly?

Identify whether a word would be at the beginning, middle, or end of the dictionary

Finding a Word

Dictionaries can be divided into three sections- the beginning, middle, or and.

In the beginning, you will find words that start with A-H.In the middle, you will find words that start with I-Q.The end is where you will find words that start with R-Z.

Finding a Word

A-H I-Q R-Z

Use the dictionaries above to help you answer the questions be low. Write beginning, middle, or end.

1. bear_______________

2. pot_______________

3. zebra_________

4. quick______

end

middle

end

beginning

Lasso Lily

Look at the words in the Word Bank. Decide where each word would be found in a dictionary. Search inside each lasso for the words. Circle the words.

K H T B E D

M N E T T J

A V R A C E

BeginningA-H

MiddleI-Q

EndR-Z

Divide the Dictionary

Write each word from the Word Bank in the section of the dictionary where you would find it. Write them on the lines below.

brown

Word Bank

Juice

Beginning

Middle End

snow

CompleteDictionary Dividers

and Which Section is it in?

Guide Words

• Guide words are at the top of each page• Guide words tell you the first word on a page

and the last word on the page• Guide words help you find the word you need

quicker

Guide Words

Bake bug

Any words that come between bake and bug can be found on these pages.

Can you think of words that might be on these pages?

Find the Guide WordsGuide words can be very helpful. They can guide

you to the word you are looking for in a dictionary.

Look up the words below in your dictionary. Write the two guide words that are on the top of the page.

1. Mouse mother * move2. Down ______________ ______________3. Bingo ______________ ______________4. Sail ______________ _______________

Guide Meand

Using Guidewords

Video: Dictionary and Thesaurus Review objectives