Scott Foresman Reading Street

PRACTICE Think about the ways you use graphic sources when researching online at home and at school.

Choose a place you would like to know more about. Make a list of graphic sources you could use to learn about this place. For example, to learn about the Arctic, a graph of temperatures might be helpful.
The next time you access the Internet, try searching an online reference source to find graphics that tell you more about the place.

Use the Strategy

The next time you use an online encyclopedia, scan the screen for graphics. Look for pictures, charts, or other visuals that can help you understand the text better.
Compare the graphic sources to nearby text. Use the graphics to help you visualize information in the text.
Look for links to other graphic sources that may give you additional visual information. You may also be able to enlarge some graphics by clicking on them.

USE GRAPHIC SOURCES Remind students that they can use graphic sources, such as maps, illustrations, photographs, time lines, and graphs, to help them find and understand information in an online reference source. Online references may also include short video or audio clips.

Strategies for Navigation

Possible response: An almanac includes facts about a lot of different topics. It would likely have many lists.

CONNECT TEXT-TO-TEXT

Reading Across Texts

Suggest students begin by reviewing the two texts. Have them identify specific details about the location and geography of each place. They can compare these details to help them decide which place they prefer.

Writing Across Texts Encourage students to use vivid and interesting details from their lists to help them explain why they would rather live in one place than the other.

Now you decide to find out something about California. You find
these results in an encyclopedia search.

On another Web site, you find these photographs of Japan and California. Now you are beginning to understand why Allen Say's grandfather loved both places so much.

California

California, most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon, Nevada, and, across the Colorado River, by Arizona, Mexico, and the Pacific Ocean.

As you have
learned from your
research, Japan
and California are
far apart. Yet both
contain a beauty
that can appeal to
many people.

You want to know exactly where Japan and California are. To find out, you go to an online atlas, which is a collection of maps. On a Web site, you find a world map showing Japan and California.

Reading Across Texts
Both Grandfather's Journey and this article give information about Japan and California. In which place would you rather live? Choose one and list your reasons.

Writing Across Texts Write about why you would rather live in the place you chose.

Which online source might have many lists and charts?

Graphic Organizers



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	Guided Practice If time allows, have students log onto the Internet. Show them how to search for information in an online encyclopedia and access its graphic sources. Help students make connections between the steps they are doing and related vocabulary terms. Practice In pairs, have students take turns discussing how to scan and use graphic sources to understand information in an online reference source.