Reference Portfolio By: YourName 4 th Grade 2011-2012 School Year

Reference PortfolioReference PortfolioBy: YourNameBy: YourName

44thth Grade Grade2011-2012 School Year2011-2012 School Year

Table of Contents• Dictionary• Thesaurus• Encyclopedia• Atlas• Non-Fiction Books• Almanac

• Phone Books and Directories

• Biographies• Experts and Inter

views• Newspapers and

Magazines• Other

Explanation• This is my Portfolio of Reference Sources.• A Portfolio is:

• A Source is:

• My favorite Source is the ____________ because

DictionaryWhat is a

dictionary?

DictionaryHow do you use a

dictionary?

DictionaryWhere are the dictionaries?

Why would you use a dictionary?

What is your favorite word in the dictionary?

ThesaurusWhat is a thesaurus?

ThesaurusHow do you use a

thesaurus?

ThesaurusWhy would you use a

thesaurus?

Where are the thesauri?

EncyclopediaWhat is an encyclopedia?

EncyclopediaHow do you use an encyclopedia?

EncyclopediaWhere are the encyclopedias?

Why would you use an encyclopedia?

What is a volume, article, set?

Who is the author of an encyclopedia?

Atlas

What is an atlas?

Atlas

How do you use an atlas?

Atlas

Why would you use an atlas?

Where are the atlases?

Non-Fiction BooksWhat are non-fiction

books?

Non-Fiction BooksHow do you use non-

fiction books?

Non-Fiction BooksWhy would you use

non-fiction books?

Where are the non-fiction books?

What are the parts of a Non-Fiction book?

AlmanacWhat are almanacs?

AlmanacHow do you use an

almanac?

AlmanacWhy would you use an

almanac?

Where are the almanacs?

How many people lived in the USA in 2006?

Phone Books and DirectoriesWhat are Phone Books and

Directories?

Phone Books and DirectoriesHow do you use Phone Books and

Directories?

Phone Books and DirectoriesWhy would you use Phone Books and

Directories?

Where are the Phone Books and Directories?

Is your number in the phone book? On what page?

BiographiesWhat are biographies?

BiographiesHow do you use

biographies?

BiographiesWhy would you use

biographies?

Where are the biographies?

If you wrote your AUTObiography what would it be called?

Experts and InterviewsWhat are experts and

interviews?

Experts and InterviewsHow do you use experts and

interviews?

Experts and InterviewsWhy would you use experts

and interviews?

Where are the experts and interviews?

Who would you like to interview? Why?

Newspapers and MagazinesWhat are newspapers and

magazines?

Newspapers and MagazinesHow do you use newspapers

and magazines?

Newspapers and MagazinesWhy would you use

newspapers and magazines?

Where are the newspapers and magazines?

What is your favorite magazine? Why?

OtherWhat other sources can you think

of?