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Teach Me how to Dewey!!!

Teach Me how to Dewey!!!. Dewey Decimal System 101. What is Dewey?. Created by Melvil Dewey, the Dewey Decimal System uses numbers to classify books. Most public and school libraries use the Dewey Decimal System today. ( Maston , 2011). Fiction Example.

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Teach Me how to Dewey!!!

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  1. Teach Me how to Dewey!!! Dewey Decimal System 101

  2. What is Dewey? • Created by Melvil Dewey, the Dewey Decimal System uses numbers to classify books. • Most public and school libraries use the Dewey Decimal System today. (Maston, 2011)

  3. Fiction Example The label with the Dewey number can be found on the spine of the book. Fiction books have FIC on the label and then the first three letters of the author’s last name. (Harris, 2006)

  4. Nonfiction Example For nonfiction books, first comes the Dewey number, and then the first three letters of the author’s last name. (Hotta, Obata, & Umezawa, 2004)

  5. Dewey 000-099 • Computer science, information, general works • This is a book designed to help students pass the Computer Science AP Exam (Habibi, Fritz, Cutler, 2006)

  6. Dewey 100-199 • Philosophy and psychology • This book is about dealing with anger. (Licata,1991)

  7. Dewey 200-299 • Religion • This book is called American Religions and it is about the different religions in our country. (Melton, 2000)

  8. Dewey 300-399 • Social sciences • This book called Woman of the Ancient World. It discusses the roles of women. (Brun,1976)

  9. Dewey 400-499 • Language • This book is called Using and Understanding Maps: Languages of the Word. It helps people see which languages are spoken in which countries of the world. (Morris,1993)

  10. Dewey 500-599 • Science • This book is called Science’s Trickiest Questions. It is designed to make people think differently about certain issues in science. (Kuttner, 1994)

  11. Dewey 600-699 • Technology/Applied science • This book is called The Way Things Work. It explains the mechanics of certain machines and science. (Macaulay, 1988)

  12. Dewey 700-799 • Arts and recreation • This book is called The Harlem Renaissance, and it details the different artistic mediums of the Harlem Renaissance Movement. (Chambers, 1998)

  13. Dewey 800-899 • Literature • This book is designed to help students pass the AP English Language and Composition Exam. (Hartzell, 2012)

  14. Dewey 900-999 • History and geography • This book is call Flags of Our Fathers. It tells about certain events in WWII. (Bradley & Powers, 2000)

  15. Now, what about our media center? Do you know where to find… • …the nonfiction section? • …the fiction section? • …the reference section? • …the story collections? • …the biographies?

  16. Materials in Our Media Center

  17. Scavenger hunt • Get into groups of three • Use the call numbers on your handout to find the books • Follow the directions to find the letter to make up the secret word • First group that finishes wins, but there will be prizes for second and third place as well. • Go!

  18. Ticket out the Door • Use the word bank to label your map. • This is an individual activity. No collaboration for this one. • Pass in you paper when the bell rings.

  19. References Bradley, J., & Powers, R. (2000). Flags of our fathers. New York, NY: Bantam Books. Brun, H. J. (1976). The social studies student investigates women of the ancient world. New York, NY: R. Rosen Press. Common Core State Standards Initiative (2012). Writing grade 9-10. Retrieved from http://www.corestandards.org/ Chambers, V. (1998). The harlem renaissance. Philadelphia, PA: Chelsea House. Habibi, M., Fritz, M., & Cutler, R. (2006). Cracking the AP computer science A and AB exams. New York, NY: Random House. Harris, C. (2006). Definitely dead. New York, NY: Ace Books.

  20. References Continued Hartzell, R. A. (2012). Cracking the apenglish language & composition exam. New York, NY: Random House. Hotta, Y., Obata, T., & Umezawa, Y. (2004). Hikaru no go. San Francisco, CA: Viz. Kuttner, P. (1994). Science's trickiest questions: 402 questions that will stump, amuse, and surprise. New York, NY: Henry Holt. Licata, R. (1991). Everything you need to know about anger. New York, NY: Rosen Pub. Group. Macaulay, D. (1988). The way things work. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. Maston, C. (2011, December 10). Happy birthday to melvildewey. [web log comment]. Retrieved from https://www.stanford.edu/group/ic/cgi- Melton, J. G. (2000). American religions: An illustrated history. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. Morris, S. E. (1993). Languages of the world. New York, NY: Chelsea House.

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