writing 1.7-CLASSIFICATION

Classification1FocusI.DefinitionII.StrategiesforclassificationwritingIII.UsefulexpressionsIV.StepstowritingV.WritingPractice2FocusI.DefinitionII.StrategiesforclassificationwritingIII.UsefulexpressionsIV.StepstowritingV.WritingPractice3I.DefinitionActivity1:Readthefollowingparagraphandanswersomequestions.4IhavefoundthatwatchingvideoseitherchangesorreinforcesthewayIfeel,soIhavesomelaughsormakemymoodbetter,Iwillchooseacomedy.Anotherkindofup-beatmovieIlikeistheexpensivecolormusicals.Thesemoviesseemtohavebeenmademostlyinthe1940sand50s.Ihavealwayslikedmovies,andoftenIwillfeelnostalgicenoughtowanttorentmoviesthatarenowcalled“classics”becausetheywerefilmed30,40,oreven50yearsago.Romanticmoviessuitmeatothertimes,mostlyiftheyfollowtheboy-meet-girl,boy-loses-girl,boy-gets-girlformula.SometimeswhenIwanttobecompletelyremovedfromallthefrustrationsofwork,Iaminthemoodtowatchhistoricalmovies,becausetheyareaboutothertimesandplaces.IalsoliketowatchWesternsasescapefrompressuresofwork,becauseeverythinginthemseemssimplerthanthingsarenow.Manypeopledon’tliketowatchhorrorfilms,butIalmostalwaysenjoythem.AllIhavetodotoachieveallthesemoodsistorentavideomovie.5Theprecedingparagraphisaboutdifferenttypesofvideofilmstheauthorrents.Thevideosinthatclassificationhavebeencategorizedintosevengroups.Listthemhere:6ActivityTwo：Readthefollowingitemscarefully,thenclassifytheitemsintothreemaincategories.Europe,China,Germany,Rome,EthiopiaBrazil,Ottawa,Kuwait,Boston,Bangkok,Asia,London,Africa,Mexico,Havana,NorwayMontreal,Shanghai7ClassificationDefinition:sortthingsintogroups,classes,categories,etc.accordingtoacriterionorseveralcriteria,i.e.standardsorprinciplesonwhichjudgmentsarebased.Structure:42-8TopicOrganizingprincipleCategoryExampleStructureofclassificationStudentsatthiscollegerepresentawiderangeofraces,includingTopicOrganizingprinciplewhiteAmerican,AfricanAmerican,AsianAmerican,andHispanicAmerican.CategoriesSample(1)(1)Atthesummercampthestudentsaregroupedaccordingtothesporttheywanttolearn.(2)Therearetwotypesofschool:primaryandsecondary.Primaryschoolscaterforchildrenaged7-12,andsecondaryschoolsforages12-17.Sample(2)(3)Therearethreekindsofbookowners.Thefirsthasallthestandardsetsandbest-sellers---unread,untouched.(Thisdeludedindividualownswoodpulp(纸浆)andink,notbooks.)Thesecondhasagreatmanybooks---afewofthemreadthrough,mostofthemdippedinto,butallofthemascleanandshinyasthedaytheywerebought.(Thispersonwouldprobablyliketomakebookshisown,butisrestrainedbyafalserespectfortheirphysicalappearance.)Thethirdhasafewbooksormany---everyoneofthemdog-earedanddilapidated,shakenandloosenedbycontinualuse,markedandscribbledinfromfronttoback.(Thismanownsbooks.)---MortimerJ.AdlerSample(3)(4)Britain’spressisunusualinthatitisdividedintotwoverydifferenttypesofnewspaper---theso-called“quality”papersorbroadsheetsandthepopularpressortabloids.Broadsheetnewspaperscontainalargeamountofpolitical,industrialandculturalnewsandalsodevotesomepagestofinancialmattersandinternationalnews.Theyhavearestrainedlayoutstylewithquitelengthyarticles.Tabloidpapersarehalfthesizeofabroadsheetandcompressthenewsintoshort,sensationalarticles.Theyoftencontainsensationalstoriesandaimtoexcitethereadersvisually,byusingtechniquessuchaslargeheadlines,picturesandcartoons.Sometabloidsevenusephotosofnakedwomentoattractreaders!FocusI.DefinitionII.StrategiesforclassificationwritingIII.UsefulexpressionsIV.StepstowritingV.WritingPractice13STRATEGY1classification14Activity:Someofthesentencesbelowmayhavemorethanoneclassificationproblem.Workwithyourpartnerstofindouttheproblems.1.Peoplecanbegroupedasfollows:rich,poor,andfriendly.2.Watcheshaveallkindsofshapes:round,rectangular,oval,andthin.3.Ingeneral,carsaregroupedintothreecategorieswhicharemainlydeterminedbythevalueofthevehicle:luxurycars,cheapcars,andsportscars.15Strategy1Selectoneprincipleofclassificationandsticktoit.16STRATEGY2classification17Activity:Someofthesentencesbelowmayhavemorethanoneclassificationproblem.Workwithyourpartnerstofindouttheproblems.Therearethreemajorkindsofrestaurantsaccordingtowhattheyserve:localfood,foreignfood,andfastfood.ThreetypesofTVshowsarequitepopular:entertaining,artistic,andcomic.18Strategy2Makethecategoriesofasubjectmutuallyexclusive.19STRATEGY3classification20Activity:Someofthesentencesbelowmayhavemorethanoneclassificationproblem.Workwithyourpartnerstofindouttheproblems.TodiscussaproposalduringaUNconference,everyUNmemberhasoneofthetwochoices:tovoteforit,andtovoteagainstit.Wecanclassifythefoodthatpeopleeatintotwogroupsaccordingtowherethefoodcomesfrom.21Strategy3Donotleaveoutanobviousclassoracategoryinaformalclassification.22STRATEGY4classification23Activity:Someofthesentencesbelowmayhavemorethanoneclassificationproblem.Workwithyourpartnerstofindouttheproblems.OurtravelagencyhasofficesinAmerica,Japan,Thailand,andBeijing.Universitystudentscanbeclassifiedasfollows:freshmen,sophomores,juniors,seniors,andgraduatestudents.24Strategy4Avoidashiftinrank.25FocusI.DefinitionII.StrategiesforclassificationwritingIII.Usefulexpression