1. Chapter 10 Classification
The Bedford Reader
Chapter 10
Classification

2. Turn to pages 374-375 Read the blue box and look at the graph
Answer the questions in the box.
Turn to pages

3. To classify is to make sense of the world by putting it into units
More manageable groups
Think about the shelves of the library
The Method

4. Subjects & Reasons for Classification
In contrast to Division or Analysis (which deals with a single thing), Classification deals with a number of things
Class is done for a purpose: low-priced mp3 players as opposed to high priced ones
Subjects & Reasons for Classification

5. Just as you can analyze a subject in many ways, you can classify according to many principles
The principle you use depends on your purpose
Ex: A linguist might classify languages according to their origins (Romance Languages, Germanic Languages, etc.) but a student trying to schedule classes might classify by hard to learn, harder to learn, too much work.
Analysis

6. Kinds of Classification
The simplest classification is binary (2 part)
Those with a certain distinguishing feature
Those without it
Ex. Smokers and nonsmokers
Runners and non-runners
Kinds of Classification

7. The Process: Purposes and Theses
The purpose is usually to impose order on a complex subject
Your thesis, then, will let the readers know why you are classifying
Turn to page 378 to see 2 examples
The Process: Purposes and Theses

8. On page 378-379 we will learn about categories. Let’s read it together.

9. Classification in Paragraphs
Remember the paragraph about canned laughter?
Turn to page 380 for an example of classification in it.
Classification in Paragraphs

10. Classification in Practice
On pages 383 there is an example of classification in a resume.
Classification in Practice

11. assignment Turn to page 391 and read “But What Do You Mean?”
Answer Q on Meaning, Q on Writing Strategy and Q on Language
Suggestions for Writing #2
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