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Classification, Comparison

and Contrast, Cause


and Effect
At the end of this module, the student is expected to:

1. Distinguish between among patterns of


development in writing across disciplines:
a. Exemplification/classification
b. Comparison and Contrast
c. Cause and Effect
Exemplification/Classification
• Classification paragraphs group items into
categories, to establish a clear distinction.

• A «classification paragraph» describes


various classes related to one category of
things.

• For example: Winter Fruits= apple, orange,


tangerine…
For example, you can divide Facebook users,
according to the level of their activity, into the
following groups:

• online zombie;
• daily visitor;
• weekender;
• “forgot my password” type.
• The same information can be classified into more
than one category, but the classification paragraph
sticks to one basis of classification.

*** In order to be successful at this, you have to be


very clear, specific and detailed.

For example, ‘sports shoes’ can be classified into


running, walking, football, basketball or tennis
shoes...
• A topic sentence that provides an overview for the
entire paragraph. Each sentence within a
paragraph relates to the topic sentence.
Signal Words
• a kind of:
Coal is a kind of non-renewable resource.
• a type of:
Coal is a type of non-renewable resource.
• be divided into:
Energy resources can be divided into two types
•falls under:
Coal falls under the category of non-renewable
resources.
Signal Words
• belongs to:
Coal belongs to the category of non-renewable
resources.
• a part of:
Coal is a part of the category of non-renewable
resources.
• fits into:
Coal fits into the category of non-renewable
resources.
Signal Words
• related to:
Coal is related to other non-renewable resources.
• associated with:
Coal is associated with other non-renewable
resources.
• grouped with:
Coal is grouped with non-renewable resources
Comparison and Contrast
When you COMPARE items, you look for their
similarities--the things that make them the same.

For example:
• Apples and oranges are both fruit.
• They're both foods.
• Both are made into juice.
• Both grow on trees
Comparison and Contrast
When you CONTRAST items, you look at their
differences.

For example:
• Apples are red. Oranges are orange.
• The fruits have different textures.
• Oranges need a warmer place to grow, like
Florida.
• Apples can grow in cooler states, like
Washington
Cause and Effect
Cause is why something happened.
Effect is the result of what happened.
Because effects always have causes and causes
always lead to effects, we rarely see one
without the other.

The cause is the first thing that happens.


It makes the second thing (the effect) happen.
Cause and Effect
Example:

I stayed home from school because I had the


flu.
Cause and Effect
• The effect is the second thing that happens.
• The effect answers the questions: What
happened? What was the result?

Example:

Jaime was going too fast and fell off his bicycle.

What happened because Jaime was going too


fast?
Cause and Effect

• Effects can form chains where one effect


goes on to cause a second effect, which may
then cause a third effect and so on.
Cause and Effect
• Example: When people pollute rivers, they
destroy the habitats of fish. This reduces the
number of fish that can reproduce. As a
result, fewer fish are born in fresh water,
and the fish population declines.
Cause and Effect
• Cause1: People pollute rivers .
Effect 1: The habitats of fish are destroyed.
Effect 2: Fewer fish can reproduce.
Effect 3: Fewer fish are born in fresh water.
Effect 4: The fish population declines.
Signal words For Cause and
Effect
Signal words For Cause and
Effect
As a result of his bad
fall, Professor Green
is wearing bandages
and a cast. “I’m all
bandaged up
because of my fall. “
Group Activity: Writing a short essay.
(Minimum of 10 sentences)
Group 1: Classification
Group 2: Comparison and Contrast
Group 3: Cause and effect
Criteria Scores
Content & Relevance 50
Coherence/ use of 30
signal words , unity
Grammar 20
Structure/Cleanliness
Total 100

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