Research Skills
Parts of a Book
Internet Smarts
Hodge Podge
Genres
100
You could use this to find the definition of the word archaeologists.
What is a dictionary?
100
This names the title of the book, tells who wrote the book, and who drew the pictures. It even tells the name of the company that published the book.
What is the title page?
100
This is what you use to move up and down on a specific page.
What is the scroll bar?
100
This is a pair of words at the top of a dictionary page and all of the words included on that page are between the two words in alphabetical order.
What are guide words?
100
Stories that are made up from the imagination of the author and are not true
What is fiction?
200
You use this book to find a synonym for the word abandoned.
What is a thesaurus?
200
This lists all the chapters that are in the book and you can use this to find on what page each chapter begins.
What is the Table of Contents?
200
This shows you the address of a website on the world wide web.
What is the address bar?
200
This is to steal or pass off the ideas or words of another as your own. Be careful not to do this when you are doing research!
What is plagiarism?
200
This writing deals with facts and events rather than the imagination.
What is nonfiction?
300
This is a set of books that gives information about many topics which are listed in alphabetical order.
What is an encyclopedia?
300
This is the date that the book was published and gives the author and/or illustrator certain rights and protections for his/her lifetime and for a period of 50 years after his or her death.
What is the copyright date?
300
A network of millions of computers from all over the world that allows computers all over the world to trade information.
What is the Internet?
300
Being safe when using the Internet--do not give out personal information or go to websites without your parent or guardians' permission.
What is Internet Safety?
300
A fictional story where the characters have to act as detectives to solve a problem. This type of story is usually filled with suspense!
What is a mystery?
400
A book that has a collection of maps and also contains information about the geography of an area.
What is an atlas?
400
The part of a textbook that might list the meaning of the word temple
What is the glossary?
400
A program that searches information on the world wide web by looking for keywords
What is a search engine?
400
The name of French Creek's online catalog for the library which can be used to check if a book is available and see all of the information you might need to know about that book
What is Destiny?
400
A nonfiction book about a real person's life and his/her accomplishments written by someone else
What is a biography?
500
This is a book of facts and miscellaneous information that is published each year
What is an almanac?
500
An alphabetical listing of all topics/items usually found at the end of a book
What is an index?
500
An image or portion of text that when clicked on takes you to another page, image or sound.
What is a hyperlink?
500
When authors use words in their writing to mimic sounds, appealing to the sense of hearing and bringing a description to life Example: Buzzzzz!
What is onomatopoeia?
500
A fictional story where the setting and characters are part of a notable period in history
What is historical fiction?