Understanding Classification and Division: Structure, Importance, and Common Problems

1. CLASSIFICATION & DIVISION Group Names Kenny Lopez Lawrence Mortis Janell Dawson Arleni Quiroz Steven Castillo

2. What is Classification? • An act of classifying in a category or a class • The result of classifying or being classified • Classification systematically groups a number of things into categories to make the information easier to grasp.

3. Classification sorts and organizes many things into appropriate groups, types, kinds, or categories.

4. Examples of Classification • A broad example of classification is classifying males and females…at most facilities there is a male bathroom and a female bathroom. This is a very common classification of bathroom types, it can also be classified as co-ed or separated.

5. Classification essay structure • The structure of a classification essay is built around the construction of the categories. Introduction • (The basic part of the introduction is the thesis statement. The strength of the thesis statement depends on how well it reveals the topic and its classification.

6. Body • First category (The less important category). • Second category • Third category (The most important one and requires brighter examples). • In a good classification essay each category must follow one organizing principle. The categories can be organized on the basis of forming different groups of arguments). Conclusion • The conclusion is the summary of the analyzed categories and the restatement of the thesis statement.

7. DIVISION • Taking one item( idea, object, entity, etc) And breaking (dividing) it up into its component according to some principles for some purpose.

8. DIVISION

9. Division Structure: • I. Introduction • · States thesis (idea or object to be analyzed, and to what end) • II. Body • · Renders the parts, in separate paragraphs, with examples and with • transitional materials to provide a sense of their inter-relatedness • III. Conclusion • · Restates the parts of the thesis and (the significance—see Classification • outline, part III) attempts a synthesis or new understanding of the • constituent parts

10. Questions • 1. Have you clearly defined your goal to write a division or classification paper?2. Do you make meaningful divisions or classifications does your paper oversimplify a complex subject?3. Are your categories clearly defined?4. Do you avoid overlapping categories?5. Do you use parallel patterns to develop categories and items?

11. Problems to Avoid • Division • Your categories should be as distinct as possible. • Categories should be meaningful and not based on superficial differences. • Categories should avoid including too many diverse elements. • Try to avoid twisting or mislead the mean purpose of a subject by presenting simplistic divisions.

12. Problems to Avoid Classification • The method of measurement must be clearly stated. • Each category must be measured against the same standard: price, quality, durability, time, quantity, etc. • Keep categories uniform.

13. Reference Classification retreived from www.custom-essays.org Connelly, M. (2003). Cengage learning. Retrieved from: http://infotrac.thomsonlearning.com/infowrite/ex_division.htm