Welcome to the library!
Lesson 1 is an orientation lesson about libraries in general and this one in particular.
1) Tell us about your last school library.
2) What was special about it?
3) How did it make you feel?
4) Do you remember the name of your teacher librarian?
5) Have you been to any public libraries?
There are many locations for books in the library.
Using a compass, we can find directions. Look for the signs up high on the walls and above the doors.
Non-Fiction books are full of facts about particular subjects.
They are to the north.
Fiction books are centred on a narrative and while an author makes them up they must ring true or we lose interest in them.
They are in the south.
There are other smaller locations for special books such as manga and picture books.
They are in the west near the Circulation Desk.
The last direction we need is east. That is the where you entered the library.
Throughout the year we will learn about how to get and use information.
We call this information literacy.
Each lesson we will explore a fairy tale narrative and reflect on the useful information it reveals.
Then we will practice getting information from various sources by using the catalogue.
https://oliver174.library.det.nsw.edu.au/oliver/home/browse/list
First we will look at our Information Literacy Skills Workbook and fill in some details. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F0kA9MxvMZEHrYsSTo17KcUuVa5PyWqK/view?usp=sharing
Write your surname first in CAPITAL LETTERS.
Then write your first or given name.
Write your class and your age as it was on 1 January 2021.
Now we will read from pages 2 and 3.
Go to page 8.
Your teacher will choose a book that is on our catalogue.
Looking at the bibliographic record we will write in the answers.
The best way to experience fairy stories is to hear them.
Our first lesson is The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter from Japan.
In Japanese it is known as Kaguya Hime which translates as The Shining Princess. We will see it in a Kamishibai which is a Japanese Paper Theatre.
Questions
- Where was Kaguyahime found?
- Why was Kaguyahime so popular?
- Where did she really belong?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Bamboo_Cutter
Our second story is le Chat Botte from France.
This story has some really magical parts but it is also full of information.
Are you getting the idea about Information Literacy?
An annotated version is at
https://www.surlalunefairytales.com/h-r/puss-boots/puss-boots-tale.html
Answer the following questions about Puss in Boots
1) What does a miller do?
2) What do rabbits eat?
3) What do chickens eat?
4) How do you trick ogres?
5) What are cats useful for?
