Expository Mode : The Classification Essay

Sondai CostleyDelsheka PalmerJordan Bailey

What classifications do YOU personally identify with?

What is Classification?-to arrange or order by

classes; categorize

How is it used?• Science• Media• Social

What you need to do: Make sense of a large topic Divide Categorize

Expository Mode

Basis of classification is essential to writing a successful paper.

Methods you choose to classify your subject

- Type- Appearance- Behavior

Example

“The Hopi believes that mankind has evolved through four worlds: the first a shadowy realm of contentment…the second a place so comfortable…the third world was a pleasant land too…in the fourth and present world life is difficult for mankind.” (Writing Matters 342)

1. What is the topic of this passage?

2. How is it classified?

3. Is there usage of another expository strategy?

Usage: How to Write

Most Important Topics to Keep In Mind

Method Purpose Language Level

Process: Step by Step Informative classification

vs. Personal Classification Knowledgeable and

familiar Research is still key Consider the purpose and

the audience Engage and “externalize” Subjective vs. Objective

Brainstorm, listing, free writing, clustering

Definitions, differences, examples

Choose Your Topic

Pre-Write

Process: Step by Step

General to specific Emphatic – most

interesting or complex information at the end

Introduction needs to be catchy

Body need to develop the categories

Conclusion needs to form commonality

Organization

Drafting

What is the purpose of this essay? State the thesis. How does the introduction develop this subject matter? Is it

effective? What is the root of the slave’s resistance and how is it classified? Name the type of categories of resistance. How does the author

use transitions and topic sentences to introduce each? How is each category fully developed and organized? Why is history critical to the essay and how is it used differently in

context? What other expository modes are used and how do they support

the classification of the categories? Provide specific examples. What does the author conclude about slave resistance and how

can it be improved? Comment on the following quote: “Too frequently,

misunderstanding, suspicion, and hatred were mutually shared by master and slave. Indeed, they were natural enemies, and on many occasions they conducted themselves as such.” Do you agree? How does this concept relate to present day race relations and interactions between African Americans and Caucasians?

Analyzing Classification Technique: Slave Resistance

Works Cited

Information

Writing Matters. Boston: Learning Studios, 2010. Print. 340-373.

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