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School Library Versus Public Library

School Library Versus Public Library. Subject: English. Grade Level: 7 th Duration: 45 minutes. Description. Students will compare and contrast their school library versus the public school library. Goals. Students will gain a better understanding of the services each library has to offer.

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School Library Versus Public Library

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  1. School Library Versus Public Library

  2. Subject: English Grade Level: 7th Duration: 45 minutes

  3. Description Students will compare and contrast their school library versus the public school library

  4. Goals • Students will gain a better understanding of the services each library has to offer.

  5. Objectives • Students will learn how to access their school library and public library from a computer. • Students will be able to identify resources in both their school library and public library.

  6. Materials • Computers/Internet • Handout

  7. Procedure • Students must log onto http://www.svusd.k12.ca.us/ • Students will click the tab: District Resources • Students will click: SVUSD Library Search • Students will look and click the tab for their specific school • Once students have found their school, students may begin answering the handout.

  8. Part 2 Procedure • Students will follow the procedures 1 and 2 again. • Next students will click: Orange County Public Libraries or type in the URL: http://egov.ocgov.com/ocgov/OC%20Public%20Libraries • Students will look to the left of the new screen page and click: Library Locator • Students will select the library closest to their hometown. • Students will answer the second half of their handout.

  9. Assessment Students will write a one-two page paper comparing and contrasting the library services of both their school library and public library.

  10. WorksheetQuestions 1-4 1. What type of Encyclopedia is being used? Britannica, World, etc. School:____________________________________ _______________________________________ Public Library:_______________________________ _______________________________________ 2. Are there any other types of Encyclopedias? School:____________________________________ _______________________________________ Public Library:_______________________________ _______________________________________ 3. What type of Dictionaries does each have? Are they available for check-out? School:____________________________________ _______________________________________ Public Library:_______________________________ _______________________________________ 4. Does either library have online services, such as online encyclopedias? If so, please provide the Internet information. School:_________________________________________ ________________________________________ Public Library:________________________________ ________________________________________

  11. WorksheetQuestions 5-8 5. Is there an Almanac available? If so, what is the most recent year? School: ________________________________________ ______________________ Public School:_________________________________ ______________________ 6. Locate 3 different types of Atlases located in both libraries. School:__________________________ _________________________ ________________________ Public Library__________________ _________________________ ________________________ 7. Write and answer your own research question to compare and contrast each library. 8. Look for your favorite book in each library. Did you find it?

  12. Reference California State Board of Education. (2010). Model School Library Standards Content for California Public Schools. Retrieved from http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/ . Malam, J., & Parker, S. (2010). Children’s Dinosaur Encyclopedia. New York, N.Y:  Sandy Creek by Parragon.  (2008). Pocket Oxford American thesaurus (2nd ed.).New York, N.Y: Oxford  University Press. Orange County Public Libraries. (2012) Retrieved from  http://egov.ocgov.com/ocgov/OC%20Public%20Libraries Riedling, A. (2005). Reference skill for the school library media specialist: Tools and tips, 2nd edition. Worthington, OH: Linworth. Saddleback Unified School District. (2012) Retrieved from http://www.svusd.k12.ca.us/ Turnbull, S., & Helbrough, E. (2005). Usborne Internet-linked children’s world atlas. Tulsa, OK: EDC Publishing. (1995). Webster new world dictionary. New York, N.Y: Simon and Schuster.

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