1. Topic-
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2. Content-
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| History Of John Dewey and how he created DEWEY DECIMAL. |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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1.History On John Dewey's Life
2. History Of DEWEY Decimal.
Learn the basics of the Dewey Decimal Classification system.
Learn the major informational categories in each section.
Easily locate resources in the Library Media Center |
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4. Objectives-
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| use creativity and writing skills, as well as their social skills,
in a collaborative manner to develop a group's commercial on a particular
segment of Dewey |
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5. Materials and Aids-
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Video Camera with tripod
Library Media Center
Poster of Dewey Decimal System & Main Categories
Flip Chart (to write students' ideas of what they might find in a
particular section)
Sheet of paper for them to write about their Dewey Assignment (with
directions to work as a team to scan a section of Dewey in the Library
Media Center)
Pencils
Notebook paper
Handout Sell me on Dewey!
Observation Rubric
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
Students arrive in the Library Media Center (LMC).
Teacher/Library Media Specialist initiates discussion about finding
books on specific topics. Students share how they find information
about books in the school's LMC.
Teacher discusses impetus for the Dewey Decimal Classification system
(DDC).
Teacher displays chart regarding broad categories of DDC. Discussion
ensues, with teacher inquiring what might be found in each section
and writes notes on chart.
Hand out attached document Sell me on Dewey!. Students are divided
into groups of 3 to 4 (as many groups as you can given class size
to match DDS categories. You may combine the 001-199 & the 200-299
in one group as those sections can be small.)
Students are work together to divide up the shelves within their section
and scan the types of information and books found in "their section."�
They list this information and select a few books that typify their
section.
Students share this information with other members of their group.
The group collaborates on writing a short, snappy commercial to deliver
to the class about their section of Dewey. Their goal is to not only
to "sell"� this section of Dewey but also inform the audience
about what can be found there, why they would want to use it, and
how to find it.
Students informally present their commercials to the class and the
teacher.
To keep the lesson to 40 minutes you do not have to videotape the
commercials.
The students may need to have the additional time to work out group
dynamics and to scan the shelves. They can use the additional time
to work on their commercials and decide what "props"� if any
they want to use for the videotaping and the commercials.
It is recommended this be a two-class session since the videotaped
product would be useful at Library Media Center Orientation for grades
3-5.
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B. Development-
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C. Practice-
| Librarian will explain the rules of Bingo in general and Dewey Decimal
Bingo specifically. |
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D. Independent Practice-
| A follow-up discussion may take place at the location of each of
the 10 Dewey Decimal classifications in the school library |
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E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
| work in groups. Allow extra time. |
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F. Checking for understanding-
What is the Dewey Decimal System?
Why was it developed?
List how the DDC is set up. Beside each numerical category list the
types of information that can be found there.
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G. Closure-
| Prizes are awarded to winners of the games. |
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7. Evaluation-
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This lesson is a fun way to introduce dry but necessary subject matter
to enable students to become independent seekers of information. It
is a lively lesson and appeals to multiple learning styles. At the
end you will have a product that you can use with other classes and
in orientation.
Evaluations based on observation: Teacher may evaluate from observation
during class time and end product the following:
how well the students worked together (social skills)
whether they met their objective to sell and inform their audience
on their Dewey section in the finished commercial (creativity and
writing skills)
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8. Teacher Reflection-
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Goal 2: The learner will IDENTIFY and USE criteria for excellence
to evaluate information and formats.
Objective 2.02: Apply identified criteria to select resources.
Goal 4: The learner will EXPLORE and USE research processes to meet
information needs.
Objective 4.05: Gather information.
Goal 5: The learner will COMMUNICATE reading, listening, and viewing
experiences.
Objective 5.02: Produce media in various formats (print, graphical,
audio, video, multimedia) appropriate to audience and purpose.
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