Unit6Exposition(4)-DivisionandClassificationContentsIntroduction6.1WhatisDivision-Classification?6.2PrincipleofDivision-Classification6.3HowtoOrganizeaDivision-ClassificationEssay6.3.1PurposeandAudienceAwareness6.3.2Point6.3.3SupportIntroduction“Itmayalsobesaidthatrational,industrioususefulhumanbeingsaredividedintotwoclasses:first,thosewhoseworkisworkandwhosepleasureispleasure;andsecondly,thosewhoseworkandpleasureareone.Ofthese,theformerarethemajority.Theyhavetheircompensations.Thelonghoursintheofficeorthefactorybringwiththemtheirreward,notonlythemeansofsustenance,butakeenappetiteforpleasureeveninitssimplestandmostmodestforms.ButFortune’sfavouredchildrenbelongtothesecondclass.Theirlifeisanaturalharmony.Forthemtheworkinghoursareneverlongenough.Eachdayisaholiday,andordinaryholidayswhentheycomearegrudgedasenforcedinterruptionsinanabsorbingvocation.Yettobothclassestheneedofanalternativeoutlook,ofachangeofatmosphere,ofaversionofeffort,isessential.Indeed,itmaywellbethatthosewhoseworkistheirpleasurearethosewhomostneedthemeansofbanishingitatintervalsfromtheirminds.”—WinstonChurchillTwoclassesofhumanbeings:ThosewhoseparatesworkfrompleasureThosewhoseworkandpleasureareoneThroughdivisionandclassification,theauthoraddressestherelationshipbetweenworkandpleasure,fromwhichhearrivesattheconclusionthat“tobothclassestheneedofanalternativeoutlook,ofachangeofatmosphere,of

adiversionofeffort,isessential”.Now,let’sexamineasampledivision-classificationessay.Pleasereadthecomprehensionquestionsattheendofthetextfirst.Then,readthetexttofindtheanswerstothequestions.QuestionsforSample1TheTruthaboutCollegeTeachers(p.112)1.Whattopichasbeenaddressedinthisessay?2.Whatisthethesisstatementoftheessay?Doesthethesisstatementindicatethecategoriesthattheauthorplanstodiscussandhowhe/shewilltreatthem?Ifnot,whatrevisionscanyousuggest?3.Inwhatcategoriesisthegeneraltopicdivided/classified?4.Iseachcategoryclearlyidentifiedandexplained?5.Arethecategoriesarrangedinalogicalorder?6.1WhatisDivision-Classification?Divisionandclassificationreferstotwoseparatebutinterrelatedoperations.Whenyoudivide,youbeginwithawholeunitandthenbreakitintoindividualparts.Bothdivisionandclassificationallowsustoputseeminglyrandomideasintousefulandcoherentorder,thushelpingusbetterunderstand,teachorevaluatethings.Youmaycategorizeshampoo,conditioner,gel,andmousseashairproducts.Whenwritingadivision-classificationessay,yourpurposeistopresentyouraudiencewithyouruniquewayofdividingandclassifyingaparticulartopic.

6.2PringcipleofDivision-ClassificationWhatqualityyouaregoingtodivideorclasifyatopicistheprinciple.Threetypesofcellphoneusers:addictedusersmoderatelydependentusersnon-dependentusersAddictedusers:Addicteduserscannotstop.Theyfeelcompelledtousethecellphoneanychancetheycan.Theyhavedifficultiessittingthroughaconversationwithoutcheckingmessagesortextingfriends.Moderatelydependentusers:moderatelydependentusersusetheirphonestoconnectwithfriendsorforbusiness,buttheycaneasilyhaveaconversationwithouttextingorcheckingformessages.Non-dependentusers:non-dependentusersusetheirphonesforemergencies,butoftenforgettoturntheirphonesoninthemorningorchoosetonotanswertheirphoneatall.Threecriteriaindivisionandclassification:Firstofall,allcategoriesshouldbefromthesameprinciple.Second,yourcategoriesshouldnotoverlap.Finally,yourcategoriesshouldincludealltheimportantpartsintowhichyoucandivideorcategorizeyourtopic.Task1(p.116)Task2(p.117)Task3(p.117)6.3HowtoOrganizeaDivision-ClassificationEssayIntroductionBodyCategory1Category2Category3Conclusion IntroductionClearlystateyourthesisBodyPayparticularattentiontothearrangementofyourthreecategories.Usecleartopicsentencesandtransitionaldevicestomoveyourreadersfromonecategorytothenextandclarifytheconnectionsamongthecategories.Whenarrangingyourcategories,youneedtocheckwhetherthecategoriesyouestablishedintheprewritingstagearecomparable;thatis,yourcategoriesshouldbebasedonthesameprincipleofdivision-classification.Conclusion6.3.1PurposeandAudienceAwarenessThepurposeofclassificationanddivisionessaysistoinspirestudentstothinkcriticallyaboutthewaysinwhichcategoriesortopicsassociate.Tounderstandprofoundlythepurposeofyourclassificationessay,youneedtoknowforwhatkindofaudiencesyouaretowriteit.6.3.2PointInadivision-classificationessay,yourthesisstatementshouldsignalyourtopic,revealyourprincipleofdivision-classification,andperhapsintroduceyourplanofdevelopmentbyshowingthecategoriesyouwilldiscuss.Supposeyouwanttowriteabouttypesofcellphoneusers.Yourthesisstatementcouldbeframedas“Allcellphoneuserscanbegroupedintothreeclassesbasedontheirdependence:theaddicted,themoderatelydependent,andthenon-dependent.”Thisthesisstatementmakesclearthatyouwillorganizetheessaybydividingcellphoneusersaccordingtohowrelianttheyareontheircellphones.Italsoshowsyourreadersthatyourpurposeofwritingthisessayistoobjectivelyinformthemaboutthreetypesofcellphoneusers.Task4(p.120)Sample2(p.121)QuestionsforSample2:1.Whatisthethesisstatementofthisdraft?2.Isthethesiseffectivelystated?Ifnot,howwouldyoureviseitbasedonyourreadingofthewholetext?3.Whatistheauthor’sprincipleofdivision-classification?4.Howmanytypesofshoppershastheauthordiscussed?Aretheybasedonthesameprincipleofdivision-classification?5.Doestheauthorputallthecategoriesintoalogicalorder?Sample3(p.123)OutlineforSample3IntroductionThesisstat