Here is the Course Theme that you are required to use for your upcoming Classification Essays (Weeks 1-4)
So, you could write about 3 types of integrity (ex: personal, professional, academic, political, commercial, etc.), 3 ways healthcare professionals can maintain integrity (ex: confidentiality, respecting patients, taking responsibility, learning from mistakes, etc.), 3 ways to establish integrity as a student (ex: timely submissions and communications, credible cited research, appropriate use of assistive tech/AI, etc.) or 3 reasons why integrity is important (ex: creates trust, establishes credibility, encourages collaboration, forms role models, etc.).
These are just ideas. Remember: No research is allowed in this essay. You must be able to write the essay from what you already know.
ENGL118: The Classification
Essay, Weeks 2-4
In ENGL118, you will write two full 5-paragraph essays, the Classification
Essay during the first 4 weeks of class, using
tools that help you find your topics and ideas, create a full essay plan, and
draft and revise an essay.
**Important: No research at all is allowed for any of the essays, or stages of them, in
this class. Do not look at the internet or anywhere else; you are the writer
& you will generate every single idea, detail, and example in your mind.
**At the very end of this document, you will find a brief reminder
of a classification essay’s structure and purpose. Please review it as often as
needed for success.
The Classification Essay Steps by Week
Starting in Week 2, you will begin preparing
to write your 5-paragraph Classification Essay.
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In Week 2, you will study the
Classification pattern of writing, how to use prewriting, and how to write
without research. You will apply all of this knowledge toward completing a
prewriting/planning worksheet for your Classification Essay and participating
in a writing workshop, receiving and giving peer reviews over that worksheet. you will study how to write the
full draft of your Classification Essay, how a 5-paragraph essay is structured,
how to create flow for your reader with transitions and other tools, and how to
write strong introductions and conclusions and format a simple essay in APA.
Remember: A 5-paragraph Classification essay will take one
topic and break it into three ideas, in a branching structure.
Classification essays are not intended for sharing personal stories, arguing,
or doing anything except naming a topic and explaining three categories of the
topic.
The topic and three categories (three body
paragraphs, eventually) could be a topic + 3 types of the topic, topic + 3
“ways in which,” or the topic + 3 “reasons why.” Your thesis statement for a
classification essay will simply be your topic and 3 main points in sentence
form. Examples of each:
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topic + 3 types of the topic = Coffee mugs- three types- novelty, big and
heavy, small with little volume
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Thesis = There are three main types of coffee mugs; these
include novelty mugs, big and heavy mugs, and small mugs that do not hold
much.
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topic + 3 “ways in which” = Buying groceries- three ways- running to a
convenience or Dollar Store, going to a dedicated grocery store, going to a
superstore that sells everything including groceries
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Thesis = There are three ways in which one might go about
purchasing groceries; for example, a quick trip to a convenience or
“dollar”-type store, an actual grocery store that specializes in just
groceries, or a superstore that sells everything, groceries included.
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topic + 3 “reasons why” = Why more people are staying home- three
reasons- need family time, enjoy “house hobbies,” safer at home
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Thesis = People are staying home more for several reasons,
including the need for more family time, the pleasure of working around the
house on projects or hobbies, and the relative safety we feel when we are at
home.
So, for your Classification Essay, you will (in Weeks 2, 3, and 4)
create a structure and thesis like this and will plan, draft, and revise your
essay, paying attention to the required theme announcement for this session.
