CLASS VIII: DIGITAL LIBRARY CLASS

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22nd September 2020 Tuesday
How to Review a Book

Book reviews are assigned to allow students to present their own opinion regarding the author’s ideas included in the book or passage. They are a form of literary criticism that analyzes the author’s ideas, writing techniques (style of writing), and quality. A book analysis is entirely opinion-based, in relevance to the book. They are good practice for those who wish to become editors, due to the fact, editing requires a lot of criticism.

Points to consider when writing a book review:
# Select the book you wish to review.

# Create an outline which includes all of the main points you wish to summarise in your book analysis before writing the review as follows in your mind:
(a) Understand the plot, and theme of the book,
(b) Think whether you enjoy reading the book, is it your taste?
(c) Is/Are the characters logical and realistic?
(d) What could have been better about the book and the writer(criticise)?
(e) Would you like to recommend it to others?

Step 1: 
Introduction: To begin, mention the Book title, Author’s name, Publisher, Pages of the book, ISBN(if it has), and place of Publication. Talk about the cover of the book.

Step2:
Summary & Body: Here, try to analyse the main theme of the book, and summarise it. Include important events, and points worth mentioning in the Book . Write your own views or opinions about the Book.

Step 3:
Conclusion: It is the last part where you have to present your feelings about reading the book. You have to write whether it is worth reading or not, and write if it is recommendable to others. 

Step 4:
Ratings: Rate the book that you've just read. Rating tells others about the taste of the book.

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15th September 2020 Tuesday
STORY TRANSLATION: Hindi to English

Translate the given Hindi story into English. Write your name and topic on the top of your paper/copy. You can use google translator to translate new/difficult word(s). 

Advantages:

1. You will be able to think and analyze each word or sentence, and come up with a suitable translation. 2. You will learn new words, both in Hindi & English. (Increase your vocabulary)

3. Translating a sentence or story helps you to realize the importance and effectiveness of words.

5. It helps you to construct words in a meaningful order.

Moreover, there are so many benefits that you will gain by translating words and stories.

#Note: Please write your translated story in your copy or paper, click a photo and send/submit here in Google Classroom.

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8th September 2020 Tuesday

INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY

To remind people of the world the importance of literacy, World Literacy Day is observed every year on September 8. Literacy helps people live with dignity and makes them self-sufficient. This year, Literacy Day assumes even more significance amid the COVID-19 crisis. The mode and focus of learning have changed as virtual classrooms replaced the usual ones and online interactions took the place of face to face discussions. WHAT YOU CAN DO: As an individual with high potential, and knowledge, you can share your knowledge by giving your used books to others. You can also share the importance of Education, your experiences, etc.

CLICK HERE to know more about International Literacy Day

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1st September 2020 Tuesday

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.

Fig: Half Title page

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.

Fig: Glossary page

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.

Fig: Index page

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.

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25th August 2020 Tuesday

PARTS OF A BOOK 1

Illustration

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)

Fig: Hard bound cover

Fig: Soft bound cover

Fig: image illustration of Spine, back & front cover, and pages of a book

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.

Fig: Books Spines

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.

Fig: Illustration of Telescope in a page

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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4th August 2020 Tuesday

STORY REVIEW

Short story review is a critical analysis, and evaluation by an individual or a reader. Review help other readers to know the taste of a reviewed story. Reviewing a story does not include the whole story, instead the reader/reviewer :

Summarise the story,
Give his/her personal point of view or opinion of the story,
Suggest any point/character to change or critics upon them,
Give recommendation whether the story is worth reading or not,

To review a story, reader or reviewer must include at least the followings, apart form his personal detail:

The title of the Story
Author/writer
No. of pages
Genre
Summary of the story
His/her (reader) personal views/opinion
Conclusion
Recommendation

To read short stories from this blog, please CLICK HERE

Please fill in the following Review form to submit your reviewed story:

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28th July 2020 Tuesday

INTRODUCTION TO LIBRARY BLOG

Library Blog

It is a web blog or website designed for a particular library. The blog collect information i.e., important learning material from different websites, and arranged in such a way that students and other users can easily retrieve information of their needs.

Our Library blog (https://librarykvudalguri.blogspot.com/) compiled so many useful materials such as story books, magazines, etc. which will be helpful to students.

Advantages

1. Useful links are collected together for easy access.

2. Students do not have to search different websites and wasted their time for their needs.

3. Useful web portals such as NDL, PISA, NCERT, CBSE, etc. which are useful for students are collected and made easily available.

4. Different type of stories are available.

5. OER: Open Educational Resources is a learning platform in which the study materials are available to users for free.

Apart from the above mentioned points, there are so much information collected for the users. Library blog is mainly used to collect different useful websites, and arranged systematically for easy access and retrieval.

N.B: Important web portals which are useful for students will be discussed and demonstrated in the coming classes.

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21st July 2020 Tuesday

QUIZ ON 'TERMS USED TO DESCRIBE BOOKS'

Dear Friends, you can play the following quiz from here. Each Question carries 5 marks. Click/tap on your desired answer(s):

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14th July 2020 Tuesday

TERMS USED TO DESCRIBE BOOKS

There are some terms used to describe books. They will be discussed here. It is important for students to know what is what in a library. It is important for you to know the specific names given for each books.

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, Prose, etc.

NOVELS

POEMS

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.

ENCYCLOPEDIA

BIOGRAPHY

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

Atlas: a bound collection of maps often including illustrations, informative tables, or textual matter.

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.