LESSON 1.5 CLASSIFICATION

• it is important to arrange your in a text according to your purpose in writing

  Classification
• your purpose suggests a method of organization or logical arrangement known as a pattern of development
• if a topic encompasses a large body of information, one effective way of elaborating it is through classifying things of distinct features into groups/classes
• groups items into categories to establish clear distinction between related or similar ideas


  classification
• you tell readers how a collection of items can be sorted into categories

  classification paragraphs
• terms that signal classification

  • aspect
  • qualities
  • areas
  • systems
  • kinds
  • traits
  • levels
  • types
• transitional expressions

  • can be divided
  • can be categorized
  • can be classified the first type