Information Literacy Lesson 4

Information Literacy at BGHS – Lesson 4 – 11.06.07 

Humour Literacy

Why did Polly put the kettle on?   Because she had nothing else to wear.

When is it unlucky to see a black cat?   When you are a mouse.

What do you call a room without any windows?   A mushroom

How do you catch a monkey?   Behave like a nut.

Why was the chef arrested?   Because she kept beating the eggs.

 Information Skills and Dewey

The Dewey Decimal Classification system sets out subjects based on numbers.

The basic numbers and their subjects are as follows.

000 Generalities                                        100 Philosophy & psychology

200 Religion                                              300 Social sciences

400 Language                                            500 Natural sciences & mathematics

600 Technology (Applied sciences)          700 The arts

800 Literature & rhetoric                           900 Geography & history

Where do your subjects fit? Write the numbers for the following subjects. Some subjects may have more than one set of classification numbers; For example Myths and Legends are in both 200 – Religion,  and 300 – Social Sciences

1)      Mathematics :

2)      English :

3)      Creative Arts :

4)      TAS :

5)      Geography :

 Questions on a narrative

Little Red Riding Hood has existed in a variety of forms for hundreds of years.

The version I used in class and which is recorded on the website is

http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/ridinghood/index.html

It is by Charles Perrault, and is found in

Lang, Andrew, ed. “Little Red Riding Hood.” The Blue Fairy Book. New York: Dover, 1965. (Original published 1889.)

Some students were not happy with the ending. They remembered other endings.

As I explained, this is because we take different “interpretations” based on our need for endings and resolutions that we feel comfortable with.

Answer the following questions. Use your imagination if you are not sure of the answer:-

1)      Who was Little Red Riding Hood going to visit?

2)      Why didn’t they live together in the one house?

3)      Who was lurking in the woods?

4)      Why didn’t Little Red Riding Hood rush?

5)      What ending do you prefer to Little Red Riding Hood?

  

Questions on a bibliographic record. Music CDs are like any other resource and can be catalogued with a bibliographic record. Here is a record from the Bankstown Library catalogue found at http://www.bankstown.nsw.gov.au/lib/index.cfm

CD ROCK LEN	Music		Chester Hill	Available
CD ROCK LEN	Music		Panania	Available

Name	Lennox, Annie.
Title	Bare [sound recording] / Annie Lennox.
Published	United Kingdom : RCA/BMG, p2003
Description	1 sound disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes	Lyrics included
Contents	A Thousand Beautiful Things (Lennox) – 3:07 — Pavement Cracks (Lennox) – 5:10 — The Hurting Time (Lennox) – 7:32 — Honestly (Lennox) – 5:01 — Wonderful (Lennox) – 4:16 — Bitter Pill (Lennox) – 4:00 — Loneliness (Lennox) – 4:01 — The Saddest Song I’ve Got (Lennox) – 4:08 — Erased (Lennox) – 4:40 — Twisted (Lennox) – 4:12 — Oh God (Prayer) (Lennox) – 2:51
Subjects	Rock music — 2001-2010

Answer the following questions.

1)      Title :

2)      Name :

3)      Description :

4)      Place of Publication :

5)      Subjects :

6)      Call Number :

7)      Number of copies available:

 Questions on learning. 

In the last lesson we talked about the need to take time to reflect on our learning.

I played some meditation music and we thought about how we relax.

Answer the following questions.

1)      Do you listen to music while you study?

2)      Do you listen to music to relax and/or study?

3)      Do some kinds of music help you study better?

4)      What kind of music is that?

5)      Who is your favourite singer/artist?

Mr. Davidson