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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Dewey Decimal Classification System Mural

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students will select a book from an assigned section in the non-fiction area of the library. After reading the books, students will write a paragraph that summarizes the content area of the book. Students will illustrate the book that...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Library of Congress Classification System

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson students will be introduced to the Library of Congress Classification System. They will compare and contrast it to the Dewey Decimal System. Students will determine where information on different topics would be located...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Get to Know Your Library Media Center

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson will provide students with an orientation to the Library Media Center and the Dewey Decimal Classification System. The students will access the Alabama Virtual Library and will participate in a library scavenger hunt as a...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Comparing Dewey and the Library of Congress

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
High school students will learn the distinction between the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) and the Library of Congress Classification (LCC). After a PowerPoint presentation of the LCC, the students will compare and contrast the two...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Dewey and the Library of Congress: Map and Matching

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After reviewing the Dewey Decimal Classification System, students are introduced to the Library of Congress Classification System. Students create a map of a university library that uses the LCCS and demonstrate their understanding of...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Comparing Classification Systems

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students will be introduced to the Library of Congress Classification System. They will then compare this system to the Dewey Decimal System.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Know the Dewey: That's a Rap

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Middle school students develop an understanding of the organization of the library through demonstration, creative writing, book searches, and Internet use.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Do We Have It and Where Can I Find It?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students will use the electronic card catalog to locate books in the Media Center. Students will determine if the Media Center has a particular item, if it is currently available, and where the item is located in the Media Center.