Literary Genres
A story that contains magic and/or supernatural forces
What is a fantasy?
Presenting someone else's work as your own
What is Plagerism?
Information such as your address, first and last name, birthday, and social security number.
What is private information?
Taking a book home from the library is also called this.
What is called checking out a book?
Books that are true are called this?
Non-Fiction
The characters in this genre are often trying to solve something that is unexplained, often a crime
What is a mystery?
A page or slide lets your audience see the sources you used in your paper or presentation.
What is a works cited or a bibliography?
A chain of numbers and letters you use to keep information secure. Something you shouldn't share with anyone else.
What is a password?
Bringing a book back, or returning it to the library is also called this.
What is checking in a book?
Non-fiction books are arranged by the author's name, by title, or by subject.
What is subject?
A story that takes place in the real world, with real world people, but with several fictionalized or dramatized elements. This kind of story is set in the past
What is historical fiction?
Where a piece of information comes from. For example, a website, book, news article etc.
What is a source?
DAILY DOUBLE! Information such as your favorite food, sports that you like, or pet's name.
What is personal information?
The non-fiction section of the library is organized using this system.
What is the Dewey Decimal System?
This person developed the Dewey Decimal System
Who is Melvil Dewey?
Similar to fantasy, except stories in this genre use scientific understanding to explain the universe that it takes place in.
What is Science Fiction?
This strategy involves reading an article and then closing the book or webpage and restating the most important parts in your own words.
What is summarizing?
The most important words related to a subject, which you type into a search engine to find the information you want
What are keywords?
A series of numbers and/or letters on the spine of a library book that tells you where the book goes on the shelf.
What is a call number?
Name the Library Database
What is Alexandria?
A story about a protagonist who journeys to epic or distant places to accomplish something. The protagonist has a mission and faces obstacles to get to his or her destination.
What is Adventure?
Key information about a source used for a report or other research project, including its author, title, publisher, and date of publication.
What is a citation?
A legal document that explains how a website gathers and uses your private information.
What is a privacy policy?
True or false- a database is a better resource than Google when doing research.
What is True?
A true account of a person's life written by another person
What is a biography?