PBS
Pbs Learning Media: How to Use Reference Materials
A dictionary is one of the most useful reference books anybody could ever use. Learn how to properly understand a dictionary's formatting and content! [0:46]
Read Works
Read Works: K 2: Two Lesson Unit: Pronoun Reference
[Free Registration/Login Required] A set of two lesson plans designed to teach students to identify pronouns and their antecedents and to replace nouns with a correct pronoun. Lessons are based on the book Are You My Mother? by P.D....
Education Development Center
Tv411: Finding New Ways to Say Something
Use the activities on this site to review an understanding of synonyms and practice alphabetizing.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Dictionary Use
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource introduces students to dictionaries. It covers what a dictionary is used for, what types of information you will find in a dictionary, guide words and their purpose, and how to use a...
University of Arizona
University of Arizona Library: Chicago Manual of Style
Good site for learning how to use Chicago Manual of Style. Gives examples on how to cite books, journals, newspapers or online articles, lectures, interviews, e-mail and websites. Also contains links to MLA Style Manual, APA Publication...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Apa Bibliography: Interview Sources
This slideshow lesson focuses on how to document interview sources using APA style. It describes two types of interviews: personal and published. It explains how to document a personal interview in text with an example; it also explains...
Other
Daily Bible Study: By the Book Exodus
You can research Exodus by using this bible study as a guide, it contains reference to specific passages in the Bible that answer the questions on the site.
Other
University System of Georgia: What All Libraries Have
A good general look at the resources commonly available in most academic and public libraries, this site provides a framework for students to use in their own library research.
Other
The Active Eye in Architecture: Birth of a Column
A detailed study of the column, with some reference to its use in Renaissance architecture. Part of an online book about architecture by an amateur for amateurs.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Library Dictionary
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart can be used in a library/resource center to illustrate alphabetical order and how books are arranged on the shelves in the library. It also discusses alphabetical order to help teach...
University of California
Uc San Diego: Anthropology: China Resources Page
A collection of resources prepared for use in classes relating to China. Some are reference materials- maps, charts, or brief essays. Some are translations, ranging from a few lines to a whole book.
Other
Latin Handouts
Copious amounts of handouts can be found here at the Latin Library. Includes vocabulary handouts, Latin readings, grammar handouts, exercises, and other miscellaneous handouts.
Curated OER
Columns
A detailed study of the column, with some reference to its use in Renaissance architecture. Part of an online book about architecture "by an amateur for amateurs."