Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Classification Strategies

Four Basics of Good (Effective) Classification (108)

1. Makes sense of a group of people/things by making categories
2. Has a purpose for categorizing
3. Uses a single o________  p_________.
4. Gives ....



 Brainstorm categories/classes for a word's usage
  • Look at you word, your thesis, and the list of action verbs on the Crafting Thesis Statements handout
  • If a noun, especially, what verbs would you associate with your word? 
  • How does place change the meaning? 
  • When are different times this word is useful?
  • What types of people use this word, for what purpose?

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