Classification - Establishing Groups

Chapter 12 speaks to writing classifications, basically putting persons, places, things or ideas into groups or classes based on their characteristics. There are four basic guidelines to achieve classification writing: select a plural subject; decide on a principle for grouping the units of your subject; establish the groups or classes and write about it. In order to get a sense of feel to writing classifications, the class performed some exercises and shared their information. This helped with how the format and breakdown entailed.