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Lesson Essential Question
What is the Dewey Decimal Classification system, and what is the
point of knowing it?
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This presentation is for middle grade students. The purpose of this presentation is for students to develop a knowledge for the Dewey Decimal Classification System. This presentation will introduce students to Melvil Dewey and what he contributed to the library system. It will also introduce students to the 10 main classifications within the Dewey Decimal system.
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Dewey Who? What did he do?
http://frank.mtsu.edu/~vvesper/dewey2.htm#What
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What is the point of organizing all these books?
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How did he do It?
• He organized books based on the subject of the book.
• He classified books into 10 main categories.
• Within the 10 categories, he organized sub categories.
• He used decimal numbers to organize the books.
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Ten Main Classes
Call numbers Summaries
000 Computer science, information and general works
100 Philosophy and psychology
200 Religion
300 Social Science
400 Language
500 Science
600 Technology
700 Arts and Recreation
800 Literature
900 History and Geography
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What does Fiction and Non-fiction have to do with Dewey?
FICCLE
Fiction
First three initials of author’s last name
636.1
Non-fiction book on ponies
Dewey call number
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Fiction vs. Non-Fiction
How do I know the difference?
Think of it this way:
Fiction is False (that means Not True)
Non-Fiction is Not False (That means True)
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Let’s Look at Some books that you might find in the Dewey Collection
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000 Computer science, information and general works
This is an
example of a book
that can be found
in the 000’s.
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100’s Philosophy and Psychology
If you want a real
scare, read the tru
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stories in this thriller
about real
encounters of the
supernatural world.
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200’s Religion
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GPS: SS7G8
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300’s Social Science
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400’s Language
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500’s Science
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M6P 1-5M7P 1-5
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600’s Technology
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Book Review
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700’s Arts and Recreation
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800’s Literature
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Book Review
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900’s History and Geography
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We now know Dewey!Yes we Do.
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