Dewey Decimal Classification System Presented to 6th – 8th Grade

All categories of books or stories can be called either fiction or non-fiction. A made up story Can tell about things that could happen Is read for fun Characters may be like real people or imaginary NON-FICTION Has facts that can be checked and proven The author is an expert on this information.

FICTION OR NON-FICTION Story is created from the author’s imagination Stories are pretend Animals or objects can talk, wear clothes, have jobs People in the story can do things people cannot really do Story might have funny pictures

Fiction is a story that is not real. Picture books Chapter books Comics Story books

Genres of Fiction Mystery (Nancy Drew) Horror (Goosebumps) Fantasy (Harry Potter) Science-fiction (Star Wars) Myths, Fairytales, Legends (Cinderella) Historical Fiction (Letters from Rifka)

Fiction or Nonfiction? Nonfiction Story is true and factual Stories are about real people Book gives information Might have maps or real pictures Pictures have captions describing the photograph An index in the back helps find information Might have a glossary which defines some words

Forms of Non-Fiction Text: What is Non-Fiction? Text that is TRUE and based on REAL information Forms of Non-Fiction Text: Newspapers Dictionaries Encyclopedias Scholastic News Textbooks Magazines Non-Fiction Books

Features of Non-Fiction Table of Contents Glossary Index Headings Bold Print Photographs/Real Pictures Charts, Graphs, and Maps Captions Fact and Opinion

Fiction or Nonfiction?  a mouse that sings  how to cook spaghetti  the life of the president of the United States  a person who can jump over a house  flowers that sing  an elephant that wears a ballerina tutu  wild animals that live in Africa  the surface of the moon  a dog that can talk  how to grow a garden  a moose that can drive a bus  how the heart pumps blood in the body  a tree made of chocolate and gumdrops  which foods are healthy to eat  how to draw a bird  a snowman that comes to life Fiction Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Fiction Non-Fiction Fiction Non-Fiction Fiction Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Fiction

LOCATING NON-FICTIONAL BOOKS IN THE MEDIA CENTER Non-fictional books are arranged in the media center according to the DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM! Non-Fictional books are located in the “well” of the media center.

WHAT IS THE DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM? The Dewey Decimal System is a classification system that organizes information into ten general subject areas. The purpose of the Dewey System is to make it easy for people to locate materials in the library and on shelves.

Who created the Dewey Decimal Classification System? Melvil Dewey was born on December 10, 1851 Melvil Dewey created the number order system for library books when he was 21 years old. Melvil Dewey started the first school for librarians.

Ten Main Classifications in Dewey’s System The world’s knowledge is divided into 10 categories or groups. Each group has a main title and is represented by three numbers.

The Big Ten! Generalities – 000 Philosophy – 100 Religion – 200 Social Science – 300 Language – 400 Science & Math – 500 Technology – 600 The Arts – 700 Literature – 800 Geography & History - 900 Brings order to the massive amount of world knowledge

You Can Judge A Book by Its Cover! The Dewey Decimal Classification call number can be found on the spine label. Why? When the book is shelved, the Dewey Decimal Classification call number can be easily seen. 200Bya 500 Lee 000 Mea

Nonfiction Call Number The Lexile Number comes first Then the Dewey Decimal Number Locate books by Call Number NOT Lexile Number Reading Level Call Number

Generalities - 000 Encyclopedias Almanacs News media Rare Books Computer Science Encyclopedias, References

Philosophy - 100 Paranormal phenomena Psychology Logic Death Ethics Feelings Superstitions Man thinks

Religion - 200 Greek Mythology Different Religions Bible (Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, etc.) Bible

Social Science - 300 Law Education Folklore Careers Government About man’s neighbors

Language - 400 English Spanish French Other Languages Sign Language Man talks with other men

Natural Science & Math - 500 Mathematics Chemistry Plants Wild Animals Planets Man discovers all that is around him

Technology – 600 Medicine Agriculture Inventions Vehicles Computers Pets Man makes useful things

The Arts - 700 Drawing Music Games Crafts Sports Dance Man makes beautiful things

Literature - 800 Children’s Literature Plays Poetry Shakespeare Man writes

Geography & History - 900 States Countries Wars Ancient History Travel Man writes about travel, people, and events

Biographies B OBA A biography is the story of a real person’s life written by someone other that that person. Call Number: B (Biography) First 3 Letters of the Subject’s Last Name B LIN B KES B BEY

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