My name is Ms. Valley and I am excited to teach you about ethics, technology, how to use the library, how to stay safe
online, and how to become a lifetime learner. My email address is ValleyL55@rsd17.org
About every three weeks students will check-out books from the library for pleasure reading throughout the marking period.
Week One Class Work, Day 1: Intro to Library Media Class:
Objectives: Students will learn...
- Class expectations
border=0 width=165.5 height=116How grading is done (Class Work 45% Projects 45% Homework 10%)
- How to find materials in our library and review book borrowing procedures
- How to Check-out books and select a book for reading homework
- Take accurate notes
while reading your book and/or doing research. These notes will count as a homework grade.
Homework: After you and your parent(s) read the handout about Library Media Class,
everyone signs it and you return it by our next classfor a homework grade
Homework: Read one of the books that you checked-out of the library over the next two weeks
Week One Class Work, Day 2: Finding Books in the Library:
Objectives: Students will learn how to...
- Locate materials within the school library media center: Using our Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC)
by subject, author, title, and keyword.
- Locate fiction books by author’s last name
- Locate informational books by the Dewey Decimal Classification number
- Locate audio materials (PlayAways), periodicals, magazines, biographies (BIO), paperback fiction books (PB FIC), graphic novels (GN),
books in foreign languages (SP & FR) and general reference (REF) materials.
- Apply knowledge of school library media center procedures
and policies, e.g., rules, proper care of materials, requests for help, etiquette and "netiquette."
Alternative:
- Group students into small groups of 4 or 5
- Pass out an assortment of books per table or group
- Keep books facing down until teacher says to begin and then have them put books in shelf order
Homework: Read one of the books that you checked-out of the library over the next two weeks
Week Two Class Work, Day 1: Location
Objectives: Apply knowledge of school library media center procedures and policies, e.g., rules, proper care of
materials, requests for help, etiquette and "netiquette." Use the OPAC to search by subject, author, title, and keywords.
Locate fiction books by author’s last name and informational books by the Dewey number and/or call number.
- Use a set of nonfiction laminated book covers to teach the Dewey Decimal Classification System
Begin with "when you ask me, where are the dog books?" And I say: "in 636." What do I mean? What is 636?" Students
will learn:
- 600 = Applied Science
- 636 = domestic animals
- 636.7* = domestic animals that are dogs
- 636.73 = domestic animals, that are dogs, that are working dogs
- 636.737 = domestic animals, that are dogs, that are working dogs, that were born in the US
- 636.7375 = domestic animals, that are dogs, that are working dogs, that were born in the US, that were born in GA
- 616.73756 = domestic animals, that are dogs, that were born in the US, that were born in GA, that were born in Whitfield County
- 616.737564 = domestic animals, that are dogs, that were born in the US, that were born in GA, that were born in Whitfield County, in Dalton
- 616.7375649 = domestic animals that are dogs that were born in the US that were born in GA that were born in Whitfield County in Dalton on Dug Gap Road.
Each team stands in the front of the room with their Dewey Decimal handouts (cheat sheets). When a title is called,
they must talk among themselves until a group decision is made and then call out the Dewey number they believe the book
belongs in. Give one point for each correct answer, but take away one point for each wrong answer. Since the group could
end up with a minus score, this encourages them to act as a team and discuss it. Give each team about 10 seconds to come
up with the title and always ask if the answer is a group decision.
Homework: Read one of the books that you checked-out of the library over the next two weeks
Alternatives:
- Use a set to teach various genres. For example, put a colored label over the call numbers to make it easier for the
students to pick out historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction, Spanish translations, etc.
- Combine all sets of laminated book covers to teach students about our different collections (FIC, PB FIC, REF, PRO, GN,
FR, SP, BIO).
Week Two Class Work, Day 2: Access Information Within Reference Resources:
(parts of a book lesson plan)
Objectives: Students will learn to...
- Access information within reference resources
- Demonstrate their knowledge of the parts of a book
- How to use guide words to find information
- How to identify the purpose of each part of a book
- How to use a table of contents
- How to use an index
- How to find meanings of words using the glossary
- How to find the copyright date of a book
- How to use guide words
- How to use an index
- How to find the copyright date and publisher
- How to find meanings of words using the glossary
Homework: Read one of the books that you checked-out of the library over the next two weeks
Week three Class Work, Day 1: PowerPoint Intro & Note-Taking:
Continue to read one of the books that you checked-out of the library. The next time you come to class, you should have
completed reading your entire book for a homework grade.
Objectives: Students will begin to learn how to...
- Note-taking
- Change font color and sizes
- Insert images and icons
- Add text & bullets
- Add slide transitions
- Slide transitions will change after a logical amount of time
- Insert background images on all slides or just one slide
- Saving to student folders
- Proper naming of files
- Use Microsoft PowerPoint
- Change font color and sizes
- Insert images and icons
- Add text & bullets
- Add slide transitions
- Slide transitions will change after a logical amount of time
- Insert background images on all slides or just one slide
- Saving to student folders
- Proper naming of files
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000 Generalities
100 Philosphy & psychology
200 Religion
300 Social Sciences
400 Languages
500 Science & mathematics
600 Technology
700 The Arts & Sports
800 Literature & Rhetoric
900 Geography & History
Rubrics
Big6 Research Rubric
Book Review Rubric
Citing Sources
MovieMaker & iTunes
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