Lesson Essential Question

What is the Dewey Decimal Classification system, and what is the

point of knowing it?

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.

Dewey Who? What did he do?

http://frank.mtsu.edu/~vvesper/dewey2.htm#What

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.

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

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)

Let’s Look at Some books that you might find in the Dewey Collection

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

e

stories in this thriller

about real

encounters of the

supernatural world.

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200’s Religion

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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

600’s Technology

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Book Review

700’s Arts and Recreation

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800’s Literature

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Book Review

900’s History and Geography

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We now know Dewey!Yes we Do.

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