Dewey Classification System

Dewey Classification SystemOr, Who Is This Guy, Melvil Dewey, Anyway?

1No notes for titleMelvil DeweyMelvil Dewey was born December 10, 1851. When he grew up, he became a librarian. But things were different then. The shelves were different. Melvil changed all that! How? Simply by dividing the world!!2Mention spelling changes and pronunciation.The Divisions!General KnowledgePsychology & PhilosophyReligionSocial SciencesLanguagesNatureTechnologyArts & RecreationLiteratureHistory & Geography3No notes divisions.Psychology & PhilosophyWho Am I? Books that are about human feelings and emotions, and about the human mind will be found here.I Feel Mad!How My Brain WorksWitchesGhosts4Tell defs of the two terms.ReligionCreation stories are found here. Where did we come from? This includes Mythology, too.JudaismChristianityIslamGreek MythsRoman MythologyNoah's Ark5Druids, too. NOT holidays, though Christian in origin, sometimes,Social SciencesCall this the Culture section! Find stories and books about how our society works, how our government functions, and what laws and traditions we have here.Fairy TalesHolidaysIn The Army6Explain and examples.LanguagesDictionaries of any kind go here.Books that help you to learn ANY language can be found in this section.Sign LanguageHand SignsSpeaking German!Webster's Dictionary7WORDS!NatureThis section can be called Science, Science and Nature, or even Natural Sciences. Think living things in our world.Wild AnimalsPlanetsWeatherMathMineralsOceans

8Science, experiments, NOT pets.TechnologyYou can also refer to this section as Changed Nature or Changed Science. This includes changes to humans.TeethComputersPetsVehiclesMaking Video GamesHuman BodyEyes

9Emphasize CHANGED.Arts & RecreationSports & Leisure would also be a good name. How about Things You Do In Your Spare Time?SoccerSkateboardingCheerleadingCraftsDrawingMusicJokesJump Rope

10Tell diff between plastic/500, video games/600, playing games/700. Not reading, cuz diff section.LiteratureALL books are literature, but this section is for writings that arent informational.Any and all fiction books COULD go here!PoetryPlaysShort Stories11No notes literature.History & GeographyBooks that inform you of famous people, places, and events, can be found in this section!BiographiesWarsIndiansTitanicMichiganPolandPresidents12No notes history.General Knowledge 1Any information that cannot easily fit in the other divisions goes here.EncyclopediasGuiness Book of World Records13Many subjects.General Knowledge 2Controversial, or unexplained information goes here, too! UFOsLoch Ness MonsterSasquachYeti

14Explain controversial/not proven.

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15Not sure?Still Confused?Lets Try It Another Way!

16None.Psychology & Philosophy100s Who Am I? (Man thinks about himself)

17Meaning, what are my feelings, why do I do what I do?Religion200s Who Made Me? (Man thinks about God)

18Who created me?Social Sciences300s Who is the guy in the next cave? (Man thinks about other people)

19Whats going on next door?Languages400s How can I make that guy understand me? (Man learns to communicate with others through words)

20Speaking with each other, somehow.Nature500s How can I understand nature and the world around me? (Man learns to understand nature on land, in the sea, and in the sky)

21Whats all around me?Technology600s How can I use what I know about nature? (Man through the ages learned about fire, weapons, medicine, farming, cooking, building, and how to make all things we need)

22Now I can change it to make life easier.Arts & Recreation700s How can I enjoy my new leisure time? (With more time to spare, man learned to paint, create music, dance, and play!)

23So that I have more time to play.Literature800s How can I give my children a record of mans heroic deeds? (Man became a storyteller and poet, then put those ideas in writing.)

24Now I write it down.History & Geography900s How can I leave a record for men of the future? (Man began to write about events that had already occurred, and the people who had been there)

25I need to leave something for others to see.General Knowledge000s Where would I put a scrapbook of all things I have learned? (Man learns to categorize subjects)

26Where does this record go?