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