(精品)Unit8Classification

Can you complete the categories?
• When classifying, don’t leave anyone or anything out.
• Look for obvious missing elements.
• In “What kind of students are there in your math class?”
__1. Types of autos:
a. SUV, b. pickup, c. economy
__2. Types of transport:
a. land, b. train, c. air, d. water
__3. Types of rivers:
a. dangerous, b. short, c. wide __4. Types of drugs: a. stimulant, b. illegal, c. depressant __5. Types of colleges: a. private, b. famous, c. public __6.Types of courses: a. year-long, b. half-term, c. math __7.Types of housing: a. rooms, b. cheap, c. apartments
Which elements don’t belong?
One large part of any IQ test checks the ability to see what fits in classes.
In the following lists, which item does not belong?
1.3 Basis of Classification
E.g., you classify the classmates in your class according to the principle of origination. But if you include a group of diligent classmates in your classification, the categories will overlap because students from any area may be diligent. In doing so, you just disrupt the exclusiveness of your classification.
Unit 8 Classification
Contents
I. English Conventions
II. Organization of a Classification Essay
III. III. Transitions for Classification
IV.IV. Model of a Classification Essay Outline
I. English Conventions
• Warming up • 1. Can you classify the styles of popular
music? • 2. What’s your favorite movie? What
category does it fall in?
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1.3 Basis of Classification
• 1.3.3 Be exclusive When you classify, you should not use more than one principle, otherwise the categories will overlap.
• 通俗音乐（pop music）
I. English Conventions
The types of films and TV programs.
• action/adventure 动作冒险 片 comedy 喜剧 horror 恐怖片 tragedy 悲剧片 suspense thriller 悬疑片 musical 音乐喜剧 science fiction 科幻片 westerns 西部片 documentary 纪录片 classic film经典电影 animated cartoon 动画片
1.3 Basis of Classification
1.3.4 Be complete Once you have decided a principle of classification, you should make sure if the classification includes all members of the group.
These elements don’t belong:
One large part of any IQ test checks the ability to see what fits in classes.
In the following lists, these items do not belong:
do not fit perfectly into one category.
1.3 Basis of Classification
e.g., when you classify politicians, you should think if they vote liberally or conservatively most of the time, then categorize them as liberals or conservatives based on their main characteristics because some of the members may be liberal on some issues and conservative on some other issues.
1.2 Basic Function of Classification
Generally speaking, it is used for analyzing a topic or a subject. For example, if we want to analyze dreams, we need to use classification by sorting the dreams into different categories. Through classification, we can learn something about the various kinds of dreams.
• You answer: “Fast and slow learners.”
• But what about the average learners?
Is John now average?
1.3 Basis of Classification
To make the classification complete, you need to divide the whole group into more than two categories; three or four categories are required for most college essays; you should focus on the primary characteristics of the members if they
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I. English Conventions
• This is a list of the commercially relevant genres in modern popular music.
• 布鲁斯（蓝调 Blues） • 爵士乐（Jazz） • 乡村音乐（Country Music） • 摇滚乐（Rock and Roll） • 灵魂音乐（Soul） • 拉丁音乐（Latin Music） • 说唱乐（Rap） • 嘻哈乐（Hip-Hop） • 雷鬼音乐（reggae） • 新世纪（New Age）
For instance, if you want to classify your English teachers, you’d better choose their teaching methods as the principle of classification as it reveals their philosophies and attitudes toward their teaching and students. If you simply choose the Байду номын сангаасay they wear for classification, there is nothing significant about the grouping because it has little to do with their teaching.
1.3 Basis of Classification
1.3.2 Be consistent When you choose a principle of classification, you should not shift. In other words, you must follow the same principle throughout your essay writing.
• documentary program 记录 节目 factual programs 纪实节目 game shows游戏表演 musical video shows 电视音 乐节目 real shows 真人秀 sitcoms (situational comedies) 情景喜剧 soap operas 肥皂剧 sports programs 体育节目 talk show 脱口秀 variety shows 综艺节目
1.3 Basis of Classification
1.3.1 Be significant To better analyze your topic or subject, you
must choose a significant principle of classification.
1.3 Basis of Classification
1.1 Criterion
• In a classification essay, a writer organizes, divides, or sorts things into categories.
• The classification is normally made according to a criterion / standard/ principle on which judgments are based.
For instance, if you are classifying the students in a class, the categories should cover every student of the class. They should not simply put into two groups: excellent or poor because an obvious group of the average students are omitted.
__1. Types of autos:
a. SUV, b. pickup, c. economy
__2. Types of transport:
a. land, b. train, c. air, d. water
__3. Types of rivers:
a. dangerous, b. short, c. wide __4. Types of drugs: a. uppers, b. illegal, c. downers __5. Types of colleges: private, famous, public __6.Types of courses: a. year-long, b. half-term, c. math __7.Types of housing: a. rooms, b. cheap, c. apartments