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Handout Six

CLASSIFICATION ESSAYS

OBJECTIVES

1. Learn about classification essays.

2. Organize a classification essay.

3. Analyze an example of a classification

paragraph.

4. Find word forms in essays.

5. Practice brainstorming and outlining a

paragraph.

6. Practice using connectors and transitions.

7. Practice using connectors and transitions.

8. Edit for errors and edit from feedback.

9. Write an original classification essay.

I. Vocabulary Builder

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II. Writing Focus

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III. Structure and Mechanics

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IV. Writing to Communicate

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Peer review worksheet