1. Research
Research refers to students’ achievement in understanding the purpose of a variety of resources, research, and technology and using these resources.
Students will evaluate and determine correct resources for a given situation and use information from a selected resource.
Books Dictionaries Internet Table of Contents Glossary Encyclopedia Thesaurus Index

2. You can use the Table of Contents or the Index to guide your search.
Books
Non-Fiction
True books are a good source to use to find information about a subject.
You can use the Table of Contents or the Index to guide your search.

3. Table of Contents
Chapter Headings

4. Index

5. Glossary
Many non-fiction books have a glossary of important words to know in the back of the book.

6. When would you need to use a dictionary?
How to spell a word
Pronunciation of a word
Definition for a word
Synonyms and antonyms for a word
How to correctly use a word
How to break the word into syllables
Part of speech for the word
History of the word

7. Entry words are in bold print
Use guide words

8. Thesaurus Used for finding synonyms and antonyms of words
Use of synonyms will make writing samples more exciting

9. Encyclopedia When to use an Encyclopedia Writing a report
Finding facts and dates
Curiosity
Statistics and summary information on states
Characteristics of animals
Finding information about people, places, and many other subjects.

10. Encyclopedia

11. Internet
A global network connecting millions of computers. More than 100 countries are linked into exchanges of data, news and opinions.

12. Internet When would you use the Internet? Research
Current news and events
Access the World Wide Web
Social Networking
Online encyclopedias and dictionaries
MUCH MORE…