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Non-Fiction, the Dewey Decimal System, and Other Call Numbers

Non-Fiction, the Dewey Decimal System, and Other Call Numbers

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English

6th - 8th Grade

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CCSS
6.NS.B.3, RI.11-12.9, RI.4.5

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Yasmin Ismail

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10 Slides • 7 Questions

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Who is the Dewey Decimal System named after?

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John Dewey

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Dewey Alexander

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Melvil Dewey

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Marvin Dewey

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Multiple Choice

Classification puts things together that are ____
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Different
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Unusual
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Wrong
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Similar

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Multiple Choice

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What Dewey Section would I find this book in?

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200s: Religion

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800s: Literature

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300s: Social Science

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500s: Natural Science

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This books goes in what section?

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Picture books (E)
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Chapter books (FIC)
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Graphic Novels (741.5)
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Cookbooks (641.5)

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Multiple Choice

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It goes in...
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Horse books (636)
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Learning languages (413)
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General Knowledge (000)

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Fairy tales (398.2)

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Multiple Choice

What is a Biography?

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A skin condition

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The study of living things.

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A book about the life of a famous person.

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​the story of the life of a person written by someone else

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​B

​the first three letters of the last name of the person who the book is written about

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​B
WAS

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What would the call number look like for a biography about Barack Obama?

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B

OBA

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FIC

OBA

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OBA

BIO

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​B
OBA

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