Pear Deck - Organizing Nonfiction Titles

Dewey Decimal System
Organizing Nonfiction

Who is Melville
Dewey and why
should I care?

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Answer in a couple
sentences – Who is

Melville Dewey?

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Who was Melville Dewey?

Remember

The Dewey Decimal Classification has TEN

categories (Melvil Dewey was obsessed with the

number ten)

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Biographies are
Nonfiction as well..
Most libraries do what
we do and use a "B" and
the person's last name

​Examples of Biographies from our card catalog

Sort the shelves

03
You will digitally drag
and drop the titles to
the proper shelves in
the proper order

Fill in the blank

01
Fill in the missing
numbers or
descriptions for the
classification category

Digital Tasks...

Short Answer

02
Tell why the book title
belongs in that
category (i.e. it is a
book about math so it
belongs in the science
classification because
math is a science

Fill in the blank

5 questions

5 points

Short Answer

8 questions

24 points

Type of Question

# of Questions

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Fill in the blank.

Example Question

The classification for religions and myths
is the Dewey set of numbers from
________________ to _________________

(Your answer should say a "# to #" to be correct)

The correct answer would be: 200 to 299

Dropdown

​ The Dewey Decimal Numbers for Religion and Myth are

Select answer

Question One

The classification for the sciences is the
Dewey set of numbers from
________________ to _________________

(Your answer should say a "# to #" to be correct)

YES you CAN open another window with information about the Dewey
Decimal Classification -- we are reviewing/learning.

Dropdown

​ The Dewey Decimal Numbers for Science are ​ ​

Select answer

Question Three

The classification for the numbers 300 to
399 is _________________

(Your answer should say a category)

Dropdown

​ The classification for numbers 300 to 399 is ​ ​

Select answer

Question Four

The classification for the numbers 500 to
599 is _________________

(Your answer should say a category)

Dropdown

​ The classification for numbers 500 to 599 is ​ ​ ​

Select answer

Question Five

The classification for technology is the
Dewey set of numbers from
________________ to _________________

Your answer should say a "# to #" to be correct)

Dropdown

The classification for technology is the
Dewey set of numbers from ​

Select answer

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Short Answer

Beside each title
is its call
number, explain
why the title fits
in the
classification

Why is this book
in the Dewey
Decimal
Category that
is?

Example Question

Example Answer: This book is about different
myths from around the world. Religion and
mythology is classified under the 200 - 299 call
numbers. So its call number starts with 201

Why is this book
in the Dewey
Decimal
Category that
is?

Question 6

Your answer should be in complete
sentences.

Open Ended

Why is this book in the Dewey Decimal Category that is?

Zeus grants stupid wishes : a no-bullshit guide to world mythology

IN

O'Brien, Cory.

Call Number: 201.3 O

Why is this book
in the Dewey
Decimal
Category that
is?

Question 8

Your answer should be in complete
sentences.

Open Ended

Why is this book in the Dewey Decimal Category that is?

Learn sign language in a hurry : grasp the basics of American Sign Language quickly and easily

IN

Duke, Irene.

Call Number: 419 D

Why is this book
in the Dewey
Decimal
Category that
is?

Question 9

Your answer should be in complete
sentences.

Open Ended

Why is this book in the Dewey Decimal Category that is?

The art of drawing dragons : mythological beasts and fantasy creatures

Dobrzycki, Michael.

Call Number: 743.8 D

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