Reference Portfolio

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Reference Portfolio

• By YourName
• 4th Grade
• 2011-2012 School Year

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Table of Contents

• Dictionary
• Thesaurus
• Encyclopedia
• Atlas
• Non-Fiction Books
• Almanac

• Phone Books and Directories
• Biographies
• Experts and Interviews
• Newspapers and Magazines
• Other

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Explanation

• This is my Portfolio of Reference Sources.
• A Portfolio is
• A Source is
• My favorite Source is the ____________ because

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Dictionary

• What is a dictionary?

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Dictionary
How do you use a dictionary?
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Dictionary
Where are the dictionaries? Why would you use a
dictionary?
What is your favorite word in the dictionary?
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Thesaurus
What is a thesaurus?
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Thesaurus
How do you use a thesaurus?
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Thesaurus
Why would you use a thesaurus? Where are the
thesauri?

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Encyclopedia
What is an encyclopedia?
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Encyclopedia
How do you use an encyclopedia?
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Encyclopedia
Where are the encyclopedias? Why would you use
an encyclopedia? What is a volume, article,
set? Who is the author of an encyclopedia?
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Atlas
What is an atlas?
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Atlas
How do you use an atlas?
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Atlas
Why would you use an atlas? Where are the
atlases?
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Non-Fiction Books
What are non-fiction books?
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Non-Fiction Books
How do you use non-fiction books?
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Non-Fiction Books
Why would you use non-fiction books? Where are
the non-fiction books?
What are the parts of a Non-Fiction book?
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Almanac
What are almanacs?
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Almanac
How do you use an almanac?
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Almanac
Why would you use an almanac? Where are the
almanacs?
How many people lived in the USA in 2006?
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Phone Books and Directories
What are Phone Books and Directories?
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Phone Books and Directories
How do you use Phone Books and Directories?
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Phone Books and Directories
Why would you use Phone Books and
Directories? Where are the Phone Books and
Directories?
Is your number in the phone book? On what page?
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Biographies
What are biographies?
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Biographies
How do you use biographies?
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Biographies
Why would you use biographies? Where are the
biographies?
If you wrote your AUTObiography what would it be
called?
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Experts and Interviews
What are experts and interviews?
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Experts and Interviews
How do you use experts and interviews?
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Experts and Interviews
Why would you use experts and interviews? Where
are the experts and interviews?
Who would you like to interview? Why?
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Newspapers and Magazines
What are newspapers and magazines?
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Newspapers and Magazines
How do you use newspapers and magazines?
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Newspapers and Magazines
Why would you use newspapers and
magazines? Where are the newspapers and
magazines?
What is your favorite magazine? Why?
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Other

• What other sources can you think of?