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Grade 7, Reading and Literature Std #: 4.42 Demonstrate the ability to locate information in reference material. Comprehend information in reference materials. Locate information and comprehend – Dictionary Locate information and comprehend – Glossary Locate information and comprehend – Index Locate information and comprehend – Table of Contents Locate information and comprehend – Appendix Locate information and comprehend – Atlas Locate information and comprehend – Almanac Locate information and comprehend – Encyclopedia AHSGE STANDARD IV - The student will utilize strategies that enhance comprehension of textual/informational, functional, and literary/recreational reading material.

Lesson Plans: The Dictionary Game Game using dictionary skills--similar to Balderdash What is the Meaning of This? Dictionary Skills Happy Birthday Noah Webster Lessons using dictionary skills Dictionary Skills Demonstrate appropriate dictionary skills using spelling words Index Skills Using various classroom texts to assist in indexing skills "Unforgettable Character" Students will recognize the main idea of a story, understand unfamiliar words in context, make inferences, and integrate information from outside the passage

Resources: Your Dictionary.com Online dictionary and thesaurus Scholes Library Electronic Reference Desk Suggestions for English Language Learners: ESL Ideas (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional) (I, T) Students visit the library and the Internet to locate sources for words, facts, places and new information. (I, T) Students locate a publication and copy on a note card the correct bibliographical information or URL for that source. Students may also access this information through the library’s catalogue software. (B, I, T) Students participate in a teacher-created library “scavenger hunt” requiring simple answers from a variety of sources within the library.
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