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The document describes the different sections of a media center, including Easy Fiction, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Biography, and Reference. Easy Fiction contains primarily picture books arranged alphabetically by author's last name. Fiction contains chapter books also arranged alphabetically by author. Non-Fiction uses the Dewey Decimal System to organize books numerically by subject. Biography books are labeled with the number 92 or letter B followed by the famous person's name. The Reference section contains resources like dictionaries, thesauruses, atlases, almanacs, and encyclopedias identified by R or REF on the spine.
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Sections of the media center
- 1. Sections of the Media Center C. Flint
- 2. Sections of the Media Center • Easy Fiction • Fiction • Non-Fiction • Biography • Reference
- 3. Easy Fiction • Not True • Make Believe • Primarily Picture Books
- 4. Easy Fiction (Conti.) • Books in the Easy Fiction Section are arranged alphabetically by the author’s last name.
- 5. Easy Letters of Author’s Last Name
- 6. Fiction • Not True • Make Believe • Chapter Books
- 7. Fiction (Conti.) • Books in the Fiction Section are also arranged alphabetically by the author’s last name.
- 8. Fiction Letters of Author’s Last Name
- 9. Non-Fiction • True • Contains Facts
- 10. Non-Fiction (Conti.) • The Dewey Decimal System is used to organize books in the Non-Fiction section.
- 11. Non-Fiction (Conti.) • Non-Fiction books are shelved in numerical order by subject or topic. • The numbers are followed by the letters of the author’s last name.
- 12. Dewey Decimal Number Letters of Author’s Last Name
- 13. Biography • What is a biography? – A biography is a true story of someone’s life written by someone else.
- 14. Biography (Conti.) • True • Contains Facts
- 15. Biography (Conti.) • Books in the Biography Section are labeled with the number 92 or letter B followed by the letters of the famous person’s name, not the author.
- 16. Reference • Reference books can be used to find important information.
- 18. •What does a dictionary contain? –A dictionary contains: • an alphabetical list of words • the pronunciation of words • the parts of speech • the definition of words Reference (Conti.)
- 19. •What does a thesaurus contain? – A thesaurus contains: • Synonyms • Sometimes Antonyms •What is a synonym? – A synonym is a word that has the same meaning as another word. • Example: Begin is a synonym for start. •What is an antonym? – An antonym is a word that have the opposite meaning of another word. • Example: Small is an antonym for gigantic. Reference (Conti.)
- 20. • What does an almanac contain? – An almanac contains facts about various topics. There might be facts about: • countries • government • historical events • sports • weather • gardening – This book is revised every year so the information is very current. • The Old Farmer’s Almanac is North America’s oldest continuously published Almanac. Reference (Conti.)
- 21. •What is an atlas? –An atlas is a book of maps. Reference (Conti.)
- 22. •What are encyclopedias? –Encyclopedias are a series of books that contain brief entries on various topics. Reference (Conti.)
- 23. Reference (Conti.) • Books in the Reference Section will have either the letter R or REF on the spine followed by numbers and/or letters.
- 24. Game (Shelver)
- 25. Closing
- 26. What are the different sections of the media center? • Easy Fiction • Fiction • Non-Fiction • Biography • Reference
- 27. What section of the media center contains primarily picture books? • Easy Fiction
- 28. The _____________ is used to organize books in the Non-Fiction section. • Dewey Decimal System
- 29. What is biography? • A biography is a true story of someone’s life written by someone else.
- 30. Books that are not true are found in the _____________ Section. • Easy Fiction and Fiction
- 31. How are books in the Non-Fiction Section shelved? • In numerical order by subject or topic • Numbers are followed by the letters of the author’s last name
- 32. Chapter books are located in the _____________ Section. • Fiction
- 33. Who invented the Dewey Decimal System? • Melvil Dewey
- 34. Books in the _____________ Section are true and contains facts. • Non-Fiction
- 35. How are books in the Fiction Section arranged? • Alphabetically by the Author’s Last Name
- 36. How are books in the Biography Section labeled? • Books in the Biography section are labeled with the number 92 or letter B followed by the letters of the famous person’s name, not the author.
- 37. What types of books are found in the Reference Section? • Atlas • Almanac • Dictionary • Thesaurus • Encyclopedias
- 38. What is on the spine of the books in the Reference Section? • The letter R or REF followed by numbers and/or letters
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