0928Division_and_Classification

Subject: newspapers
Classification : wrapping
Subject: college classes
Classification : enjoy
garbage making paper planes reading editorial
tolerate morning dislike
The conclusion
• It consists of a concluding sentence that restates or reinforces the controlling idea presented in the thesis statement. • It concludes the whole essay instead of one parts appear, if you can handle them it will be exciting, but most of the time you confront failure; it is disappointing and upsetting, and you may think there is no hope in studying this subject. If you really do give up, everything is over. But if you can hold on, the situation will change. In the third phase, you have gained a thorough understanding of the subject, and you can find a genuine interest in it. Now you like the subject not because of your impulse, but because of the real value of it.
Principles of Classification and Division
1 Choose an appropriate principle of classification and division suited to your purpose. ( 按写作的的目的选择如 何分类还是归类）
divided into, be classified into, be divisible into, be classifiable into
exercises
Students in our school fall into three groups according to their different intentions of taking part in sports. Many students go to the playground when they feel tired after a few hours of study. These students put much more emphasis on their study efficiency than on the fun of sports. They just want to go back to their classrooms from the playground with clearer ad quicker mind. Thus they don’t actually care whether they can enjoy themselves on the sports ground or not. Students that make up the second group are real sports lovers. Sometimes they even put aside their study for a game. They take part in the sport that interests them most, no caring whether it is most beneficial to their health. The third group want s beauty
Division and Classification
Differences
• Division —to deal with one thing; to separate the whole into parts. Emphasize on distinctions or differences • Classification—to organize things that share certain qualities; to group things systematically. Emphasize on similarities
Division (分类法）
Orchestra
管弦乐队
Strings
弦乐器
Woodwinds
笛子类乐器
Brass
铜管乐器
Percussion
打击乐器
Sample
In my experience I find that studying can be divided into three phases—no matter what is being studied. In the first phase, you are very interested in the new subject. You are willing to study and everything about the subject is appealing and mysterious. But after exploring the subject for a considerable amount of time, the second phase comes along. The subject you have been learning seems a little boring, and sometimes you have the idea to give up.
The body
• The discussion and explanation of each of the classes, groups, or categories. • Appropriate to your purpose • Consistent—resulting subgroups are based on the same principle • Exclusive—resulting subgroups do not overlap • Complete—no important subgroups are omitted
• How to write an essay of classification
The Introduction
• To select a subject that can be divided into categories • To tell how many categories are going to be classified and to state the specific areas • The method of classification is usually included in the thesis statement.
Classification(归类法）
Movies
Romance Comedy
Action
Animation
Horror
• Look at the following statements, and decide whether each one is or is not an example of classification.
• Chairs fall into four categories according to their physical design: _____, _____, _____, and _____. • We can classify containers into four groups according to the material that they are made of: _____, ____, ____, and ______. • The teachers in this college can be classified according to the way they dress: those who dress _____, those who dress _____, and those who dress _____.
1 Chairs fall into four categories: diningroom chairs, kitchen chairs, living-room chairs, and lawn chairs. 2 Restaurants fall into the categories of McDonald’s , KFC, Pizza Hut.
from sports. Boys want to become strong; girls want to be slim and graceful. Those who consider sports the only way of reducing weight also belong to this group. They are very carefully choosing the kind of exercise they do, and they are afraid that certain sports may ruin their figures. No matter which group they belong to, they all benefit form sports. Questions: What is the topic sentence? What is the subject classified? How many groups has it been divided into?