| Media Center Discovery: 180 Ready-To-Use Activities for Language Arts, Grades 5-8 Contributor(s): Hamm, Barbara R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0787969605 ISBN-13: 9780787969608 Publisher: Jossey-Bass OUR PRICE: $29.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2004 Annotation: Media Center Discovery is a handy guide for you to use with your elementary and middle school students. They will learn to use the media center and develop the skills needed to access and use print, nonprint, and electronic library materials. The book contains an array of fun-filled and informative activities that support language arts and social studies courses in grades 5--8. Your students will learn by doing the book's activities, which are designed to foster critical thinking skills, literacy skills, and research ethics. The lessons presented in this easy-to-use book can be used in any sequence, and each activity is followed with an assessment or evaluation. For quick access and easy use the book is organized into eleven sections: Getting to Know Your Library Media Center: Mapping the Library Media Center - Print and Electronic Card Catalogs Using Reference Resources: The Parts of a Reference Book - Table of Contents - Index - Glossary - Bibliography General Information: Almanac - Dictionary - Thesaurus - Encyclopedia - Record Books Geography: Atlas - Maps - Gazetteer Biography and Quotations Current Information: Periodicals - Newspapers - Magazines - Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature - Vertical Files - Outside the LMC Dewey-Decimal Classification System Fiction: Books - Genres - Folklore, Myths, and Legends - Fables, Tall Tales, and Folk Tales - Poetry - Award Winners - Book Reports - Copyright Electronic Materials: Videotapes, CDs, DVDs, and Audiotapes - Microfiche Computers and the Internet: Search Engines - The Internet - Electronic Reference Software - Word Processing - Production Software Writing and Publishing: Organization Systems ofLMC - Self-Organization - Topic Generation - Note Taking - Prewriting - Basic Outlining - Timeline - Draft Writing - Publishing |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science - General |
| Dewey: 027.8 |
| LCCN: 2003026458 |
| Series: Marketplace Book |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 8.26" W x 11.2" (2.38 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Media Center Discovery is a handy guide for you to use with your elementary and middle school students. They will learn to use the media center and develop the skills needed to access and use print, nonprint, and electronic library materials. The book contains an array of fun-filled and informative activities that support language arts and social studies courses in grades 5-8. Your students will learn by doing the book's activities, which are designed to foster critical thinking skills, literacy skills, and research ethics. The lessons presented in this easy-to-use book can be used in any sequence, and each activity is followed with an assessment or evaluation. For quick access and easy use the book is organized into eleven sections. |