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What question(s) should you make sure to think about when making a summary?
What was the text about?
What are all the extra details?
What do I think about this text?
What is the important information?
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Which collection is like a "mini-library" with small pieces from all the other collections?
000s: General Knowledge - it's like trivia! Lots and lots of small trivia
900s: History and Geography
600s: Technology - Technology is everywhere!
Graphic Novels: All good things come in comic form
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What does bias have to do with assessing if a source is reliable?
Strong feeling about a topic may lead to great solutions.
It is important to identify if you agree with an author.
Opinions are important because everyone has one especially authors.
Information in the source could be one sided or inaccurate.
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If I wanted a book that answered "What is the world like? Now? In the Past?" I'd go to...
900s - Geography and History: There's maps and autobiographies here
200s - Religion: This explains why we are here doesn't it?
My time machine (if you've got one, you know this isn't the answer)
000s - General: it has all the answers!
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If a website is RELEVANT, it means that site is ...
Free to Use
Fits Your Needs
Accurate
Easy to Read
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Fantasy texts
Usually have 1-2 main characters and are told in a first person format.
include unrealistic elements, such as fantasitcal creatures or magic
Are (non-fiction) details of a cultural belief about how things came to be
Are short, funny stories. Often collated together in small collections
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The illustration (from the river onwards) accurate summarises the instructions
Close but - It follows most of highlighted instructions, but no 'x'!!
Yes - It accurately replicates the highlighted words
Nope - Crosses river, doesn't go through grass, does go to tree.
Kinda... - Highlighted instructions followed; some key info not highlighted
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The selected sentence is...
Just fluff: Extra detail and elaboration but not needed in summary
All the above
A little more: A supporting detail/important information - good to include
The key: The main idea of the whole paragraph - essential for a summary
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The mystery genre
Sometimes involve magic and stuff and detectives solving things.
Focuses on a character(s) finding and figuring out clues to solve a problem
Are all our stories about crime and solving crime
I don't know what to tell you, it's a bit of a mystery to me.
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The types of book I'll find in the 'adventure' section include
Books where the main characters are working together to solve a crime
only books filled with suspense, one main character and guns.
Anything suspensful or exciting; from spaceship fights to gladiators
Books about quests, travelling the world, spies; anything 'action'-y
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Historical Fiction are
texts detailing a possible future (often dystopian) that we could see
stories involving war and crime with elements of action and danger.
CREATED stories about CREATED people in a REAL HISTORICAL setting
The true stories of people in an event/setting that is real.
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Speaking of Genre labels... what's this one for?
Autobiography/Biography
War Fiction
Historical Fiction
Sport Fiction
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War fiction refers to
Action and Adventure stories that have a 'war' setting.
Are true texts about the events of one of the Wars in our history.
Any story in the fiction section that involves at least two armies
historical fiction texts that exclusively deal with characters in a War
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Think about T(ime) R(elevance) A(uthority) A(ccuracy) and P(urpose) and choose the best response
Good: T-A-P / Bad: Not accurate (A) and not relevant (R) to needs
Good: R-A-P / Bad: Not current (T); not an authority (A)
Good: None / Bad: T-R-A-A-P
Good: T-R-A-A / Bad: P
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What does the T in TRAAP stand for?
Truthiness
Trustworthy
Timeliness
Testable
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What do I need to consider when evaluating a website's author?
all of the above
is the author an expert or knowledgeable about the topic?
does the author use academic language?
is the author famous?
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Which of these genres don't we group our fiction books by
Mystery
Adventure
Science Fiction
Poetry
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What do the two A's in TRAAP stand for?
answer and author
author and attitude
author and accuracy
able and answer
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What is genre?
the theme of the story
a category of literature, art, or entertainment
the events of the story
where and when the story takes place
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Though Wikipedia is usually not reliable, what part of a Wikipedia page is most helpful?
The introduction paragraph
The author's name
The title
The list of sources
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Which of the following is the best indicator that a Web article is reliable?
The author tells you the information is reliable.
The author states the site was proofread by a librarian.
The author links to his or her favorite Web sites.
The site provides the author's credentials.
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Relevancy - is this website relevant to the topic?
Nope
Kinda: I'd need to compare with other sources, but it looks ok.
The website is .gov which is a good sign!!
Surely is: Heaps of information there, there's lots of details too!
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What is a Summary?
The main points of a text, re-created in my own words
Just dot points
All the details of the text (all the time)
A collection of all the information I've found on a topic
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A biography
the story of a real person's life, written by someone else
Is an interesting speech recorded for posterity
A story filled with action and adventure
a story with rhythm
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You can use a diagram or illustration as a summary
Sure can
Nope - that's not the ticket (it wouldn't be a summary anymore)
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Speaking of Genre labels... what's this one for?
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Dragons
Joke books
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What does the R in TRAAP stand for
realistic
relevance
reliable
recreate
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Speaking of Genre labels... what's this one for?
Mystery
Everyday fiction
TRICK QUESTION - we don't actually have short stories as a genre
Short Stories
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Speaking of Genre labels... what's this one for?
Mystery
Joke books
Adventure
Comedy
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What types of resources do you get from a Google search?
All of the above
Websites
Blogs
Newspapers
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What criteria do you need to evaluate?
Is it always warm and sunny? (no one can stay cold for long)
Are the aliens friendly?
Are there interesting rocks and landforms? (need something to do with time)
Is rocket fuel available there (you need to be able to get back and report)
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Think about T(ime) R(elevance) A(uthority) A(ccuracy) and P(urpose) and choose the best response
Good: T-R-A-A-P / Bad: None
Good: T-R-A-A / Bad: P - just looking for likes
Good: T (current) - A(author) -P(to inform) / Bad: Not relevant (R)
Good: None / Bad: T-R-A-A-P
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Why is it difficult to figure out if a source is reliable?
sources can be primary or secondary
there is a range of reliability-- not reliable to highly reilable
some sources are better than others
people share their opinons
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Can you summarise all types of text?
Only Fiction
It's only used for stuff you read online
Only Non-Fiction
Sure can
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Critically evaluating content on the Web is important because . . .
Anyone can publish on the Web, and for any purpose.
Web authors are always less professional.
Web authors are always biased.
Printed information is always more accurate
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What is a summary again?
A long paragraph including all of the details (the deets)
Restating what the author said in a text
A statement explaining the main ideas in your own words
A statement rife (filled) with opinion
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What does the P in TRAAP stand for?
purpose/point of view
people
oPinion
purple
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To write a summary, you should...
Gather a bunch of different resources, pick out your favourite bits
Look for opinion in a text, delete that and you've got your summary
Copy what was written by the original author, leave out all the adjectives.
Find the main idea, add some key supporting information. Reword & recreate
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Why is finding credible sources so important when writing?
You are not reliable as a source of expert information.
Credibility relies upon several like-minded opinions.
You need to back up your claims with reliable experts.
All of the "above"
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The selected sentence is...
The key: The main idea of the whole paragraph - essential for a summary
Just fluff: Extra detail and elaboration but not needed in summary
All the above
A little more: A supporting detail/important information - good to include
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An Autobiography
A real story about the author detailing their life.
the factual story someone wrote of someone else's real life
A story that, at times, includes talking animals and/or magic
IS about automobiles - so cars; Non-Fiction obviously
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Our Horror genre is mostly compiled of...
Ghost stories and a couple of vampire ones too
books about school
texts intended to shock or scare without too much gore or real crime.
Goosebumps (haha) but any text with supernatural elements works
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A
fiction
al text is
Not true
Filled with factual information (at the time of publishing)
usually true, or based on a true event
A story with no pictures that is made up
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Speaking of Genre labels... what's this one for?
Science Fiction
Comedy
fantasy
Adventure
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What abour Science? Like stuff on extreme weather?
900s - Geography and History: There's maps and autobiographies here
600s - Science and Math: This explains our understanding of the world
000s - General: it has all the answers!
My time machine (if you've got one, you know this isn't the answer)
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Read the article and choose the best summary.
Reality TV is sometimes scripted, often in unreal settings & with editing.
Reality TV is the most entertaining tv
Reality TV is a lie, it's often with actors pretending to fight for drama.
Reality TV is not realistic because of filming in unrealistic places
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The selected sentence is...
Just fluff: Extra detail and elaboration but not needed in summary
All the above
The key: The main idea of the whole paragraph - essential for a summary
A little more: A supporting detail/important information - good to include
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Speaking of Genre labels... what's this one for?
Action
Mystery
Pirates
Adventure
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Think about T(ime) R(elevance) A(uthority) A(ccuracy) and P(urpose) and choose the best response
Good: T-R-A-P/ Question: Hard to verify accuracy
Good: Authority + Accuracy (many peer reviews)
Good: R-A-A-P / Bad: T - a little outdated
Good: T-R-A-A-P / Bad: None
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Is Mark Mays an authority on rocket wings?
Hard to know: You would need to check his qualifications and experience
Probably: There's a few people who like the suggestion; sorta verified
Seems Legit: Certainly looks like he knows what he's talking about
No: He is just a random on 'mybook'
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And how long should it be?
The little bear (5-7 sentences, usually 1/4 size of what you read)
Short and sweet (Dot points, not even sentences)
So, soooo long (several paragraphs usually)
Clone (About the same as the original, just your own twist)
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Which type of site exists to inform you?
.net
.com
.edu
.gov
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What genre would include scientific inventions, time travel, and imaginative technology?
mystery
fantasy
science fiction
traditional fiction
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Sport fiction...
Is usually just stuff about cricket or soccer
Is found at the end of the 700s (like near the where's wally books)
Is usually written like a diary and is about sport (duh)
Have 1-2 main characters (or a team) and follow their everyday lives/sport
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Speaking of Genre labels... what's this one for?
Sport Fiction
Everyday fiction
Fantasy
Adventures
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Does the highlighted information support the chosen
key idea
Yes
No
Kinda, but it's just 'extra' information so probably not needed in summary
Only sometimes; it depends on the key idea
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Timeliness means....
the website is up to date
what time the text was written
who the author is
none of the above
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What is a call number
The number you scan when borrowing a book
A number that identifies what subject a book belongs to
A number used to identify when a book was published
A number you call out
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Which type of words do we usually leave out in our summaries
Adjectives (describing words)
Nouns (People, Places, Things)
Verbs (actions)
None, they're all good
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Realistic Fiction
include fairy tales, folk tales or myths because of when they were made.
can create rhyme and repetition
is usually about actual or imaginative science
has characters act believably to everyday problems in real settings.
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Science Fiction
is a subset of the fantasy genre
Is only stories about space and space travel etc.
Are funny stories intended to make the audience laugh
can include dystopian fiction (a future world characterised by injustice)
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Our Fiction section is organised by Genre, this is to
Thoroughly confuse and disorientate you upon returning to the library
To help us think about similarities between texts
To help find the exact book I'm searching for
put books I enjoy will be next to similar books I might like to read
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Speaking of Genre labels... what's this one for?
Vehicals (like tanks) - 600s
Action/Adventure fiction
900s (specifically WW1 and WW2)
War Fiction
