Bibliophobia, Bibliophilia, and Bibliomania

Rootsphobia (Greek: “fear”)philia (Greek: “affection”)mania (Greek: “madness; frenzy”)biblio (Greek: biblion “paper” or “book as a division of a larger work”; byblos “Egyptian

papyrus” from Byblos, the name of the Phoenician port from which Egyptian papyrus was exported to Greece)

Definitionsbibliophobia: fear of booksbibliophilia: love of booksbibliomania: obsession with books

Exemplarsbibliophobe

1. someone who refuses to read2. someone who will only read digital books

bibliophile1. someone who loves to read2. someone who reads whenever possible3. someone who likes the feel of a physical book

bibliomaniac1. someone who collects books, often unread, no matter their subject area2. someone who hoards (cannot give away) books after reading them3. someone who will buy books rather than using the library, for fear of having to

return them

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Rubric for Phobia, Philia, and Mania Project

Category Specific Requirement Score

Roots

Phobia, philia, & mania and their etymology appear as in original document /2

Chosen root is from Greek or Latin /3Etymological information includes original language, root, and meaning /5

Subtotal Roots /10

Definitions

Words reveal the new terms /6Definitions maintain original format /2New object of preposition reflects interpretation of root from above section /2

Subtotal Definitions /10

Exemplars

-phobe

Substituted first root; keep “phobe” /21st way in which a person might display the phobia /32nd way in which a person might display the phobia /3Exemplars are student’s, not from dictionary /2

Subtotal -Phobe /10

-phile

Substituted first root; keep “phile” /21st way in which a person might display the philia /32nd way in which a person might display the philia /3Exemplars are student’s, not from dictionary /2

Subtotal -Phile /10

-mania

c

Substituted first root; keep “maniac” /21st way in which a person might display the mania /32nd way in which a person might display the mania /3Exemplars are student’s, not from dictionary /2

Subtotal -Maniac /10Subtotal Exemplars /30

Word Cloud

Largest word: object of preposition in definitions (e.g. “books”) (1 word) /1

2nd largest words: 3 conditions (definitions or exemplars) (3 words) /3

3rd largest words: meanings of roots (4 words) /412 other relevant words/terms in 2-3 additional sizes /12

Subtotal Word Cloud /20Format Title contains all 3 elements /3

Name:Date:HR:

Typed, 12 pt., readable font /5Full name at bottom of page /2

Subtotal Format /10Total /80