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    The document provides information about classifying text structures. It discusses how writers often categorize information into groups based on similarities and differences using signal words. Some common signal words for classification include categories, classes, types, and kinds. An example paragraph is provided that can be classified into three categories: underachievers, average achievers, and overachievers. Each category is then defined based on students' levels of motivation and determination.

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    The document provides information about classifying text structures. It discusses how writers often categorize information into groups based on similarities and differences using signal words. Some common signal words for classification include categories, classes, types, and kinds. An example paragraph is provided that can be classified into three categories: underachievers, average achievers, and overachievers. Each category is then defined based on students' levels of motivation and determination.

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    PHILIPPINE NORMAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LANGUAGES, LINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH ENGLISH II ACADEMIC READING MONDAY &

    THURSDAY/ 8:30-10:00 AM LIB 417 1-14

    20, RARIZA,JAMICAH DONEZA. UG2010125737

    SECOND SEMESTER 2010-2011 MRS. SONIA R. MANZANO

    Classification (Type of Text Structure)

    Classification (Type of Text Structure)

    Learning Objectives:

    Recognize that analyzing classification text structure is a strategy to improve reading comprehension. Identify the signal words to locate classification pattern used in a text.

    Information is often categorized or classified into groups on the basis of similarities and differences. The classification pattern is used extensively by textbook authors, especially in the sciences and linguistics as well as in popular articles about types of cars, travelers, students, colleges, fashions and so on. Its purpose is to break down information into parts or to explain a series of things by discussing their individual components. The topic or main idea sentence usually helps identify the type of category. Writers often use numbers to signal a class or division, for example, two classes, or three categories, or four divisions or five groups.

    Signal or guide words are an obvious clue for this pattern. The list below shows some signal words that will help you locate the classification pattern. Signals for Classification Categories Characteristics

    Classes Classification Elements Features Groups Kinds Numbers Parts Sorts Types Ways Orders

    Generally, a writer classifies information in a series of statements giving supporting facts or details. The order in which the information is presented is usually not significant and can be switched around without changing the meaning. Read the following paragraph to see whether the meaning would change if the second and third sentences are switched. The signal word are circled. The Chinese responded to prejudice and persecution in two ways. First, they created an insulated society-within -a-society that needed little from the dominant culture. Second, they displayed a

    stoic willingness to persevere, and to take without complaint or resistance whatever America dished out.
    Donald Dale Jackson, Sojourners Who Came to Stay, Smithsonian, Feb 1991, p.117

    When studying textbook material, you may find it helpful to make some notations of the signal or guide words to assist you to understand information. Circling, highlighting, or underlining after an initial reading can help you recognize the parts of the classification. Then, outlining or mapping by creating a chart, digram, tress and other graphics will simplify remembering the information when you study. In Classification Structure, the main idea is broken down into smaller areas or classifications. Each classification is then discussed.

    EXAMPLE OF AN ESSAY OF CLASSIFICATION College Students "The mind is refrigerated by interruption; the thoughts are diverted from the principle subject; the reader is weary, he suspects not why; and at last throws away the book, which he has too diligently studied." Many students, at one time or another, find these words of Samuel Johnson to hold some truth. Nonetheless, being a college student requires a discipline that forges such frustrations in the hopes of a final goal: graduation. Students, however, either succeed or fail at this goal depending on the type of student they are because each type of student encompasses various levels of motivation and determination. The three major categories of college students are underachievers, average achievers, and overachievers. As students, the underachievers have a distinct reputation of lacking the motivation or desire to obtain a solid education. On the surface, these individuals are post-secondary students; they register and pay for classes. However, beyond this, there is little commitment to student responsibility or success. The underachievers rarely make an appearance in the classroom; they are names on class lists that a teacher cannot place faces to. These

    students sometimes drop a course but never bother to make it official. Often times, underachievers only come to class for assignment due dates and tests; when they do come to class, assignments are slipped stealthily into the hand-in pile, without notice, before the underachievers disappear for the remainder of class time. Ultimately, the underachievers rarely pass all courses; if they do pass their courses, it is with low grades and little knowledge gained. Unlike the underachievers, the average achievers work at obtaining an education. This category comprises the majority of college students. Many students find the transition from secondary school to college somewhat difficult; the new level of independence in learning that comes with being a college student, however, does not waiver the average achievers. Average achievers work regularly at maintaining their marks and are diligent in completing and submitting assignments on time. Studying for tests is on the lists of average achievers but not as a priority. These students often find their grades lie in the C to B+ range. Teachers will often work hard to motivate average achievers because they display good work ethic and are more readily motivated. The most exceptional type of college students are the overachievers. Overachievers are well known to college professors as the students who actively strive for success and go beyond a professors expectations. These students are best characterized by their keen level of determination in the college world; they consistently work hard, continuously learn, and desire to know more. The overachievers thirst for knowledge is great, often pushing them to exceed their own goals and as a courses requirements. Overachievers frequently consult with their professors on numerous class-related issues; these students seek guidance from their professors and perfection from themselves. As well, overachievers often participate in numerous extracurricular activities encompassing sports, clubs, and fundraising. Nonetheless, the overachievers success in college does have its downfalls; the pursuit of academic perfection often reduces the social experiences associated with being a college student. Regardless, this means very little to the overachiever. Exceeding in education is the fundamental goal of the overachiever. Although a generalization of the entire college student body, underachievers, average achievers, and overachievers tend to be the three categories that consistently characterize college students. These categories decipher the students' levels of motivation and determination in obtaining the highest grades possible. Source: Steps to reading Efficiency by Anne Dye Phillips

    Keys to Confidence and Competence in English by Pamela Yu, Sterling Miranda- Plata, Cecilia F. Genuino, Ph. D.

    http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/writing/organization/pa tterns.html

    http://www.fanshawec.ca/assets/the~learning~centre~~tlc/sample1class.pdf

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