Junior high school students are introduced to the standard collegiate dictionary in this mini-unit. Material is divided into teacher and student sections. The teacher section contains a list of objectives and activities, local district (California) libraries, and answer keys for student exercises. Following a rationale for learning dictionary skills, the student section contains activities on alphabetizing; using dictionary quarters, guide words, entry words, pronunciation symbols, and spellings; recognizing parts of speech; practicing abbreviations; and understanding etymology and symbols. A bibliography is included. (LP)