See It in Practice

Now that you have had the chance to learn about classification and division essays, it’s time to see one in practice. Below, you’ll see a traditional or typical sample classification and division essay from a beginning writing class. In this assignment, the student was asked to write a classification and division essay on a concept learned in class and to follow MLA guidelines for the essay.

Click the image below to open a PDF of the sample paper. The strategies and techniques the author used in this essay have been noted in the comments.

Classification and division essay sample

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