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Digging for Definitions: Dictionary and
Glossary Skills

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Digging for Definitions: Dictionary and
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What you will learn from this videoWhat you will learn
  • You will explain what a glossary is and how it helps you find the meanings of topic-specific words in a nonfiction text.
  • You will use a dictionary to find the meaning, part of speech, and pronunciation of a word.
  • You will compare a glossary and a dictionary to see how they are alike and different.
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Level 1

How are glossaries and dictionaries similar, and how are they different?

Level 2

Would you use a glossary or a dictionary to look up the word "interstellar"? Explain your answer.

Level 3

Choose one word to look up in a glossary. Then look up the same word in a dictionary, and compare the two entries.

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