Sunday, January 25, 2009

Congratulations


to Demeka for being the first student to sign up as a follower of our class blog.
She gets a special gift!

Friday, January 16, 2009

Introduction to The Dewey Decimal System

The Dewey Decimal System is used to organise resources in most school libraries.

Each subject is given a number and the books and other items are arranged on the shelves in number order, according to their topic.

The person who designed this system is Melvil Dewey


Biography of Melvil Dewey
Born in New York, USA on December 10, 1851, Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey later shortened his first name to Melvil and changed the spelling of his family name to Dui.

Dewey was from a poor family and worked as a student assistant in a college library to help pay for his education. It was while here, aged 21, that he invented the system that is now used to classify books and other items including internet resources, in libraries around the world. Known as the Dewey Decimal Classification system it organises information into 10 main subject areas.
The system changed the way libraries organised their books and other items. Librarianship became a respected profession.
Before Dewey's system became widely used, each library had its own way of organising items and often it was the librarian only who knew where each item was shelved. This made it difficult for people to find things in libraries.

Dewey helped establish the American Library Association (ALA) in 1876 and was the secretary of ALA and later its president. He edited a library journal that helped to promote library standards and a company that he formed sold library supplies.

In 1883, Dewey became the librarian of Columbia University in New York City. He founded the first ever library school at the university on January 1, 1887.

Dewey suffered a stroke and died in Florida, USA, on December 26, 1931.

Remember: Always acknowledge where you find information. If you use any of the information on this page acknowledge this source in your bibliography like this:Thomas & Sydenham, 2003, Melvil Dewey: a biography [Online], Available: http://www.kidcyber.com.au/
Home Work
Please write and answer these questions on a foldersheet. They are due Tuesday, January, 20th 2009.
1) How did Dewey help to pay for his education?
2) How many subject areas are included in the Dewey Decimal Classification system?
3) How old was Mr. Dewey when he created this classification system?
4) Where and when was Mr. Dewey born?
5a) What system did libraries use before the development of the Dewey Decimal System?
6) Was Mr. Dewey's system beneficial for library users? Why? Why not?
7) In which year did Dewey become the librarian of Colunbia University in New York City?
8) When did Dewey establish the first library school?
9) How is each subject classified in the Dewey Decimal System?
10a) What ailment did Mr. Dewey suffer from?
10b) Did he survie this ailment?
10c) When did Mr. Dewey die?
See you next lesson. Ms. Cooper (BTGOG)

Sunday, January 11, 2009

SGHS Library Week

Good day students. I Just wanted to remind that Library Week begins on Monday, January 12th 2009. Bethel Booksellers is sponsoring a book fair and you are encouraged to come and be a part of this exciting week. Please encourage your friends to to be a part of this week also.

Ms. Cooper

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Bibliography Samples

Hello students, please view this link to bibliography samples to make certain that you list your information correctly on your projects.

Here is the link. Feel free to print it out and paste it into your books. http://homeschooling.about.com/library/biographyprint8.pdf

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Blog Archive

The great thing about this blog is that if you are absent from school. you can visit the blog and keep up with the assignments.

Just look on the left where it says BLOG ARCHIVE and there you will find the list of all of the assignments that have been posted.

Click on the name of the assignment, the page opens up and you are good to go.

Another way to do it is to scroll slowly to the bottom of the page. Each new assignment is listed under a newly posted date and time. I personally prefer the first option but check it out and go with the one you prefer.

Have a fantabulous day. Ms. Cooper

Examples of Listing Sources of Information

PLEASE WRITE THIS INFORMATION IN YOU EXERCISE BOOKS. YOU WILL BE GRADED ON THE NOTES YOU HAVE IN YOUR BOOKS FORM THIS SITE.

Today we discussed correct listing of sources.

Below is an an example of correct listing of sources.


Dear MoveOn member,
President-elect Obama is launching his presidency with a bold new plan to change our economy. He wants to create 3 million new jobs and invest in green jobs, health care, and clean energy.1


But conservatives in Congress are stuck in the failed economic ideology that got us into this mess. And they're trying to gut Obama's plan.2

Sources:
1. "Obama Considers Major Expansion in Aid to Jobless," New York Times, January 3, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51058&id=15326-14614309-fVY4amx&t=6

2. "Boehner: Stimulus may be too costly," Chicago Tribune, December 29, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51059&id=15326-14614309-fVY4amx&t=7


Source

http://www.moveon.org

NOTICE THAT I LISTED THE SOURCE WHERE I GOT THIS INFORMATION FROM.


The numbers after the information lets you know that the author is using information that he or she did not create-instead they are using information provided by someone else. They are giving them credit for their information while at the same time directing the reader to the source of the information so that they can get the full details of the story, if they are interested.


THIS IS A VERY BUSY TERM AND THERFORE WE WILL DO QUITE A BIT OF WORK VIA THIS WEB PAGE. PLEASE CHECK IT OFTEN AS I WILL CONTINUE TO PUT INFORMATION HERE FOR YOU.


Ms. Cooper.

See you next lesson (BTGOG)



Where Your Food Comes From - Updated

Hello again Grade 9

This is a lesson in double checking information.

Please copy these notes into your book. Once you have done so, please check them against the notes you wrote today in class.

Some of the notes you wrote look and sound correct but when you compare them to these notes, you will find that there are slight differences.

After you have copied these notes into your book, complete the exercise below.

1) Explain the difference between a bibliography and a list of references.

Which statement is correct?

2a) If you refer to information without listing it in your bibliography it is plagiarism,
2b) If you refer to information without listing it in your list of references it is plagiarism.

3a) If you quote information without citing it in your bibliography it is plagiarism.
3b) If you quote information without citing it in your list of references it is plagiarism.

4) Define the two words that are underlined. (Please state where you get your definitions from).
Here are the group assignments with the working links.

Introduction (all groups) http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/food/sections/introduction/?page=0

Group 1 PINEAPPLES http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/food/sections/pineapples/?page=0

Group 2 TOMATOES http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/food/sections/tomatoes/?page=0

Group 3 PEANUTS http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/food/sections/peanuts/?page=0

Group 4 ORANGES http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/food/sections/oranges/?page=0

Group 5 APPLES http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/food/sections/apples/?page=0

Group 6 POPCORN http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/food/sections/popcorn/?page=0

Group 7 POTATOES http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/food/sections/potatoes/?page=0

Group 8 RICE http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/food/sections/rice/?page=0


THINGS TO DO

1) Typing is preferred, if you must write, please print.

2) Paste your information sheets on a large poster board.

3) Remember to write/paste your topic at the top of your poster.

4) Include pictures of the plants you are talking about.

5) Label all of your pictures.

6) Remember to include all of your project members names and homerooms on your poster.

7) Have fun as you learn and see you next lesson. Ms Cooper (BTGOG)