GENRES
A story that contains magic or supernatural forces?
What is Fantasy?
A tool we use to hold a book's place on the shelf
What is a Shelf-marker?
The online search program we use to find books in the library
What is Destiny?
What genre would you find Diary of a Wimpy Kid in?
What is humor?
The person who creates the pictures for a book is called the....
What is the Illustrator?
The characters in this genre are often trying to solve something that is unexplained, often a crime.
What is Mystery?
What part of the book should be facing out on the shelves?
What is the spine?
What you can do if a book you want to read is currently checked out?
What is place a "hold?"
What genre would you find the "I Survive" series in?
What is Historical Fiction?
What is a bibliography?
What is a story written about another person's life?
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?
What does the E stand for in the call number of some books in our library?
What is Everybody books?
DAILY DOUBLE! If you would like to keep reading a book that is due, you may what?
What is Renew it?
The non-fiction section of the library is organized using this system.
What is the Dewey Decimal System?
Where a piece of information comes from. For example, a website, book, news article etc.
What is a source?
Similar to fantasy, except stories in this genre use scientific understanding to explain the universe that it takes place in.
What is Science Fiction?
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?
A chain of numbers and letters you use to keep information secure. Something you shouldn't share with anyone else.
What is password?
Where would you find books in natural sciences, (like animal and planet books) in the library?
What is the 500 section of the Dewey Decimal side?
Presenting someone else's work as your own
What is plagiarism?
A story about a protagonist (main character) 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?
Chapter books found in our genrified sections of the library have these 3 letters in their call number.
What is FIC?
Information such as your favorite food, sports that you like, or pet's name.
What is personal information?
Poetry is usually fictional, but is found where in the library?
What is the 800 section of the Dewey Decimal side?
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?