WEB DROP-IN 3-----INTERPRETING THE DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM’S GENERAL CATEGORIES
Fill in the general number designation (000, 100, etc.) for the following titles using the Dewey
Decimal Chart found at http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/Alien/dewchart.htm
1. _________ Short Stories by Tolstoy
2. _________ Planet Earth
3. _________ World Book Encyclopedia
4. _________ Keeping your Pet Happy
5. _________ Angels
6. _________ Let’s Make International Foods
7. _________ Learn Sign Language
8. _________ A Russian Grandmother’s Tales
9. _________ Interpret your Dreams
10. _________ Fly-Fishing
11. _________ What Really Happened to the Dinosaurs?
12. _________ Brazil- Culture and People
13. _________ Career Paths
14. _________ The Persian Gulf War
15. _________ What did you Say?
Now, it’s your turn to create fictitious titles for each category. You may click on "Librarian’s Eyes" at the bottom of the page at www.kidsclick.org to help you formulate ideas.
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100 _______________________________________________________________________________
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900 _______________________________________________________________________________
Debby Hare, MS
June 2006