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17th September 2020 Thursday
READ ALOUD STORY II
Good afternoon dear students, we shall do a short revision on the previous class today to increase your vocabulary, after which we shall start our class. In this read aloud (story reading) you will be given short stories from the link below, you have to read aloud(which is audible). By reading out loud you will be able to learn how to read fluently, and improves your confidence.
How to do:
Any volunteer from the class can participate. The given story will be read by any student who wish to take part. The stories are given in the link below:
10th September 2020 Thursday
WORD MEANING Quiz
3rd September 2020 Thursday
WORD MEANING
Dear students, you may read the following two stories i.e., (a)The Gingerbread man for this time,and (b) The Shoemaker and the Elves(link given below). Try to learn the word meaning of the followings from the two stories:
1. Delicious: Having a very pleasant taste or smell.
2. Dough: A mixture of flour, water, etc. that is made into bread and pastry.
3. Graze: To eat grass that is growing in a field.
4. Sniff: To breathe air in through your nose in a way that makes a sound.
5. Pretend: To behave in a particular way, in order to make other people believe something that is not true.
6. Shock: A strong feeling of surprise as a result of something happening, especially something unpleasant
7. Puzzle: A game, etc. that you have to think about carefully in order to answer it or do it
8. Discover: To find somebody/something that was hidden.
9. Tatters: Clothes or pieces of cloth that are badly torn.
10. Plenty: A large amount.
You may write these word meanings in your copy.
Click on the story to read:
27th August 2020 Thursday
PARTS OF A BOOK II
In the previous class, we have discussed Parts of a Book 1. Today, we shall be discussing Parts of a Book 2.
Read the following:
1. Half title page: In this page only the title of the book is written.
2. Title page: The title page is the page that contains the title of the book, the author (or authors) and the publisher.
Fig: Title page - Red: title, Yellow: subtitle, Purple: subtitle, Green: Publisher(Pictorial illustration only)
3. Publisher: Publisher of a book is the one who brought out the book. Publisher is found at the bottom of the title page, and back of the title page.
4. Copy right page: Copyright page is found on the back side of the title page (verso of the title page). The sign for copyright is ©xyz. Copyright may be owned by the author, publisher, etc., and includes other types of credits such as illustrator, editorial staff, and indexer. It is important for reader of book user to know who owns the copyright of the book.
Fig: copyright page
5. Content page(s): This page or pages outline what is included in each chapter of the book.Fig: Content page
6. Glossary: The glossary is a list of term definitions used throughout the book that might be unfamiliar to the reader.
7. Index: An index is placed at the very end of the book, it acts as a map to the mentions of and references to major topics and people throughout the work, indicating the specific page numbers on which they appear.
8. About the Author: It tells who the author is, his/her status, contribution, other writings, etc. It is found mostly on the back cover, or on the very first page of the book, and on the side of a book jacket for those having book jacket. It is important to know who the author is in order to know his reputation, and his works, so that you can decide if the book you are planning to read is good or not through the author.
Fig: About the author (first page of a book)
Fig: About the author (from the back cover)
9. Book Jacket: Book Jacket is the outer covering of a book cover. It protect the cover to last longer, and from dust. It is also sometimes called Dust Jacket.
Fig: Book Jacket
10. ISBN: It stands for International Standard Book Number which is a numeric commercial book identifier. ISBN is different for all standard books, all books do not have this number. ISBN is of 13 digits (formally it was 10 digits). It is represented in a bar code form at the back cover of a book. It can also be found on the copyright page of a book.
Fig: ISBN
There are other things as well to know about a book. However, the important and general information are as above.
20th August 2020 Thursday
PARTS OF A BOOK 1
It is important to know the parts of a book. Let us discuss in general:
1. Book cover: Book cover is the outer protector of a book. It can be of hard bound(which are hard and thick),and soft bound(which are soft but thicker than pages)
2. Spine: The spine is the outside edge of a book where the pages are gathered and bound. It helps the book cover and pages to bind together and allows to turn the pages. If there is no spine, pages cannot be held together. In short, it is the backbone of the book.
3. Title: Name given to a particular book. Title is one of the most important parts of a book to help readers about the book. Title can be found on the cover, half title page, and title page in the book. (What is in title page, half title page,etc. will be discussed next time)
4. Author: Writer of the book. Some books are edited, those editing the books are called editors.
5. Illustrations: Explanations given in pictures, tables, graphs, etc. in a book are called illustrations. Illustration helps readers to understand any concept clearer.
For your clearer understanding, see the image attached, and compare with any of your books.
There are also other parts such as copyright, publiaher, etc. They will be discussed in the coming classes.
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13th August 2020 Thursday
READ ALOUD STORY
Dear students, in this read aloud (story reading) you will be given short stories from the link below, you have to read aloud(which is audible). By reading out loud you will be able to learn how to read fluently, and improves your confidence.
You may also record video of your story reading, and send to librarian. Your videos will be posted in our library blog. Next time, we will be doing story telling where you have to tell the story, not only reading.
So, dear students, today you practice reading out loud one story, and then if you wish record the video, and send to Librarian or here.
Read story please CLICK HERE
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6th August 2020 Thursday
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Please read from the following link to boost your General knowledge. Reading GK will improve your all-round well being and awareness. Dear friends, it will keep you up to date, and it will help for your future foundation. Enjoy your class. To read GK please CLICK HERE
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30th July 2020 Thursday
NEW WORDS (VOCABULARY)
Please write meaning of the words provided in the google form. Words are taken form the story 'The Lion and the Mouse'. Remember, you have to do during your library period. You may use dictionary of your own, or online dictionary from internet.
To consult Online Dictionaries click on the following links:
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23rd July 2020 Thursday
MORAL STORIES
Read any story from the images given below, and write 10(ten) new words you found from the story(ies), and submit from Google Classroom before next class on 30th July i.e., next Thursday.
1. THE LION AND THE MOUSE
2. GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS
For any new/difficult words consult Online Dictionaries:
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16th July 2020 Thursday
TERMS USED TO DESCRIBE BOOKS
There are some terms used to describe books, some materials have specific meaning. They will be discussed here. It is important for students to know what is what in a library.
FICTION & NON-FICTION BOOKS
Fiction: Literature in the form of prose, especially novels, that describes imaginary events and people. In simple words, fiction is an event, stories, circumstances, etc. in which the author composed using his imagination.
Examples: Novels, Poems, Stories, etc.
Novel: An invented prose narrative that is usually long and complex and deals especially with human experience through a usually connected sequence of events
Gulliver's Travels (Genre: Adventure)
Sherlock Holmes (Genre: Detective/ crime)
(Genre: Genre is a style or category of art, music, or literature.It describes the style and focus of the novel. Genres give you blueprints for different types of stories.)
Poem: A composition in verse. Songs and lyrics are also poem in simple words.
Story: Story is an
account of incidents or events. In other words, story is a fictional narrative shorter than a novel.Short stories for Children
Non-Fiction: Informative or factual rather than fictional. In simple words, non-fiction means something that is true, based on facts which is not composed by someone.
Examples: Science, History, Travel books,Manuals, Newspapers, Encyclopedia, Biography, etc. which are based on facts.
Science: Science is the study of the nature and behaviour of natural things and the knowledge that we obtain about them.
History: A history is an account of events that have happened in the past.
Biography: A biography of someone is an account of their life, written by someone else. (if a person/author is writing his/her own life story, it is called autobiography)
Biography of Abraham Lincoln, written by Anthony Moss
Autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, written by Himself
REFERENCE BOOKS
Reference books are those intended to be consulted for information on specific matters. In other words, a library book that may be used on the premises but may not be taken out
Examples: Encyclopedia, Atlas, Dictionary, etc.
Encyclopedia: A work that contains information on all branches of knowledge or treats comprehensively a particular branch of knowledge usually in articles arranged alphabetically often by subject. Encyclopedia can be of Science, History, Space, Animals, etc. dealing with different subjects.
Science Encyclopedia
History Encyclopedia
Atlas: A bound collection of maps often including illustrations, informative tables, or textual matter. In simple words, it is a collection of maps of different countries. Atlas can be of world, country, state, and so on.
World map
Dictionary: a reference book listing alphabetically terms or names important to a particular subject or activity along with discussion of their meanings and applications. Eg. Oxford Dictionary, Collins Dictionary, Illustrated Dictionary, etc.
There are different types of Dictionary such as Bilingual dictionary (eg. Hindi to English, English to Hindi, English to Assemese Dictionary, and so on), Etymological dictionary (dictionary dealing with words development/origin), Glossary (list of words for a particular subject or field, mostly found at the back of a text book), and so on.
Oxford English Dictionary
Bilingual dictionary ( Hindi to English Dictionary)
Glossary ( mostly found at the back of a book for some particular words)
Yearbook: a book published yearly as a report or summary of statistics or facts, such as Panorama yearbook, India Yearbook, etc.
YearBook: India 2020
Manorama Yearbook 2020
#WORK: Write the meaning/definition of Fiction, Non-Fiction, Reference Book, Dictionary, and Encyclopedia in your copy.
References (The following online dictionaries can be used to search words meanings and others)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/science
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9th July 2020 Thursday
INTRODUCTION TO LIBRARY
Library: 1. A building or room containing collections of books, periodicals, and sometimes films and recorded music for use or borrowing by the public or the members of an institution.
2. A place set apart to contain books, periodicals, and other material for reading, viewing, listening, study, or reference, as a room, set of rooms, or building where books may be read or borrowed.
3. In simple words, a library is a storehouse of knowledge, a treasure place of literature organised in a specific manner.
School Library: 1. a library within a school where teachers and students have access to books and other resources
2. A school library (or a school library media centre) is a library within a school where students, and staff members (teaching and non-teaching) have access to a variety of resources. The goal of the school library media centre is to ensure that all members of the school community have equitable access "to books and reading, to information, and to information technology."
KV UDALGURI LIBRARY INTRODUCTION
KV Udalguri library is located between the School Office and Class 1 Room. It is near the Volley Ball court of the School.
Timing of the Library: 07:50 am – 02:30 p.m.
MEMBERSHIP
Every student and Teachers (Teaching and non-teaching staff) are the members of the Library by default.
BORROWINGS
All the members can borrow books from the Library within the specific period assigned to them, i.e., during library period only.
Each Student can issue books for a period of two weeks i.e., 14 Days.
BOOK COLLECTIONS
Our Library has more than 3000 books comprising both HINDI & ENGLISH Language.
The details of which can be seen from the notice board of the Library.
TYPE OF BOOK COLLECTIONS
There are different collections of Books such as Fiction and Non-fiction, ranging from Novels to Poems, Biography to History and Political Books.
(The details of these book collections will be discussed in the next class. That is the terminology of different resources, their meanings, type of subject concentration, library terms, etc.)
LOCATION OF RESOURCES (BOOKS)
Books are kept/located in Almirah/ Book rack with a number such as ‘A’, ‘B’…and 1,2… assigned to each rack so that location of books to a particular subject or similar/related categories can be kept together.
Q. Why books are kept separately (in different book shelf/almirah)?
Ans: If different subjects are kept together in a similar book shelf/almirah/rack, users will find it difficult to search books of the desired ones. So, similar genre books are kept together.
Q. How do they know that books are of different types/subjects?
Ans: Different books deals with different subjects or areas of concentrations or genres. Books can be separated into Fiction (Composed books such as poems, novels, stories, etc.) and Non-Fiction (Books of Facts such as History, Science, etc).
BOOK STORAGE
In our Library, we have 6 (Six) Almirah. In these almirah, books of different subject areas are classified and kept.
Q. Why are Books kept in Almirah?
Ans: It is because Almirah can be closed, and prevent the books from dust, weather, water, insects, etc.
Q. How are Books classified?
Ans: Books are classified according to DDC (Dewey Decimal Classification) system, by using decimal number.
N.B.: The information provided are based on the context of KV Udalguri Library. Some terms are used here, they will be discussed later on in the coming classes.
If anyone wants to know more about the above points, you may kindly go through the References:
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/school-library
https://www.slideshare.net/Vasanthrz/library-orientation-program-for-students
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/library
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_library
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_classification
https://reference.yourdictionary.com/books-literature/different-types-of-books.html
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kez1Jvk3XmAr6cTaaghI92bLgc1m_naZ/view?usp=sharing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_Decimal_Classification
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