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Literary Genres
All Skills I
All Skills II
Ruby Bridges
100
Purpose of the Dewey number assigned to a book a book.
What is to help locate the book?
100
Paul Bunyan's skills include speed, size, and his ability to swing and ax. What is Paul and his pet said to the famous for creating?
What are The Great Lakes?
100
"The Legend of Paul Bunyan" was an example of what genre of literature? (HINT: DO NOT USE THE TERM FOLKLORE) Paul Bunyan's trade. Paul Bunyan's Pet's Name. (COMPLETE)
What is tall-tale? What is lumberjack? What is Babe the Blue Ox?
100
Choose one: "Stars Wars" is an example of Fiction or Non-Fiction?
What is Fiction?
100
Reason Ruby only wanted to eat packaged food.
What is the protesters threatened to poisoned her food and she was afraid?
200
First and last name of the man who created the library classification system for books.
What is Melvil Dewey?
200
You are reading a Haiku poem about a french fry. Explain why or why wouldn't this be considered traditional Haiku subject matter. (Remember to include the country of origin)
What is Not traditional subject matter because Haiku originated in Japan where Nature is the most common subject matter of Haiku and is revered and loved by its people.
200
"Number the Stars" by Lois Lowry is a story set during WWII and is and example of this genre of literature.
What is Historical Fiction?
200
Paul was delivered to his parents by way of
What is storks (7)
200
Title of the people who protected Ruby on the way to school.
What is United States Marshals?
300
Name the number of classifications in the DDS? Name the first classification. Name the last classification.
What is 10? What is 000-099? What is 900-999?
300
In what genre would you find the following? Celery by Ogden Nash Celery, raw, Develops the jaw. But celery, stewed, Is more quietly chewed.
What is Poetry?
300
A story containing unreal, imaginary features such as setting, characters, and impossible or unexplainable events.
What is Fantasy?
300
Name of the Paul Bunyan's cook. Name the one thing the cook did not know how to cook.
What is Sourdough Sam? What is Coffee?
300
Ruby Bridges was the first African American to "integrate" an elementary school in the South. Define word "integrate" as it pertains to this elementary school. Name the school.
What were African American and White children going to the same school? William Frantz Elementary School
400
Way books were organized on shelves before current system of classification and organization of library books (DDS).
What is by color and size?
400
Fictional fantasy writing that tells about imaginary events that involve science or technology.
What is Science Fiction?
400
System we use to look up books and materials in our Media Center.
What is OPAC?
400
Amount of ways we can look up materials on the OPAC system. (HANNAH CALDWELL ONLY) Describe and name how one would do this. (HANNAH CALDWELL ONLY) Describe and name number of ways you could locate materials in a library before computers and automation. (BATTLE HILL ONLY)
What is 3? What is author, title, subject. What is 3?
400
One morning on her way into school, Ruby suddenly turned around and ran down the school stairs to face the protesters (angry mob). Explain why?
What is she said a prayer for them because she had forgotten to say it on her way to school as she had done each and every morning on her way to school?
500
Before computers and the automation of library books, people would have to look up books and materials using one of these in a library.
What is a card catalog?
500
We find the main character in, "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad, Day" having a terrible day. Name the genre of literature this book represents. Name three characteristics that support your answer.
What is Realistic Fiction? Answers will vary
500
Describe the process of accessing OPAC. (HANNAH CALDWELL ONLY) Describe the process of locating books in a library before computers and automation. (BATTLE HILL ONLY)
What is (TWPUNIONSCHOOLS>ORG go to apple go to Hannah type in what you are looking for author,title, subject. Card Catalog 3 sides Look up under author title or subject
500
OPAC stands for
What is Online Public Access Catalog
500
The Vice Principal of Ruby's school lowered her test score. State her reason for lowering her score.
What is she stated that, "Ruby's test scores were too high since she had independent help from Mrs. Henry and therefore her scores were inaccurate".
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