Classification Essay Ideas

Classification Essay Ideas

In this beginner’s tutorial, learners will be capable on “Classifying Essay Ideas”. How “Classifying Essay Ideas”  under proper headings helps to differentiate one thing to others?.

The purpose of this lesson is to educate students to remember what they read, by looking for ideas that are about the same thing and putting them in the same group to show how the ideas are alike.

I. Objective: At the end of the lesson the students would be able to;

            1. Classify ideas under proper headings

            2. Locate words that relate to one idea and words that relate to another     

3. Tell how to classify ideas

II. Subject Matter: Classifying Ideas under Proper Headings

            Materials: Practice Exercises: Activity Sheets

III. Learning Experiences

A. Pre Activity/ Warm -up

Drill:

 heading                      ideas               classify

concept                        phrases            proper

B. Lesson Proper

1. Motivation

Say: Do you have any idea to remember what you have read or studied yesterday, etc..?

2. Presentation through a paragraph

3. Oral reading of the paragraph by the students

Anita is really good at some sports, but she is learning some others. She’s a great runner and is on the track team at school. She also plays tennis and golf with her family. She doesn’t play basketball or soccer very well, though. She’s also learning how to swim.

4. Comprehension Check:

                        Who is Anita?

                        What does she do?

                        What kind of sports she played with her family?

                        What kind of sport she doesn’t play very well?

                        What sports did Anita is learning?

5. Discussion

1. Say: I can not remember all the ideas in the paragraph, can you?

I’m going to classify them, or put them in groups, in order to remember them.

Then display this T-Chart:

2.  After modeling the T-chart to the students how to classify ideas.

 Explain them that to classify ideas you have to:

a. look for ideas that are about the same thing

b. put the ideas in the same group

c. give the group a name to show how the ideas are alike.

6. Generalization

            How do you classify ideas?

7. Practice Exercises/ Group Activity

          (Please see activity sheets)

IV. Evaluation:

              Classify the sentence under each proper heading. Then write the

            Letter of the heading on the space provided for each sentence.

A. In Church   B. In the Market. C. On the playground

____1.Men, women, and children are praying.

____2.Boys and girls are playing softball.

____3.People are buying and selling.

____4.The butcher is slicing the beef.

____5.The coach and reference are greeting each other.

____6. The priest is having a sermon.

M.L.___

         I. D.___

V. Assignment/ Homework

            Write 5 words about Feelings and 5 words for ailments.

VI. Enrichment/ Remediation

            Give this as remediation to slow learners.

            List each word below under correct heading.

            Colors              Shapes

            circle    yellow  triangle square red

            green    oblong blue     triangle star

VII. Reinforcement

For higher functional students you can assign them to read a paragraph and tell them to locate the words that relate to one idea and words that relate to another. Have students classify the words on a T- Chart.

Practice Exercises/ Group Activity

Activity Sheets

Group Activity 1

Direction: Read each group of words. Find one word that tells about the words and write it on the space provided for.

1. soup, peanuts, meat                                                 1. ____________________

a. things to eat             b. things to plant

2. clowns, lions, tents                                                  2. ____________________

a. at the farm               b. at the circus

3. car, bus, van                                                            3. ____________________

a. things that move      b. things that fly

4. red, blue, yellow                                                     4. ____________________

a. colors                       b. green

5. skates, kite, dolls                                                     5. ____________________

a. games                      b. games you play with

6. banker, teacher, farmer                                           6. ____________________

a. places                       b. jobs

7. moan, groan, roar                                                    7. ____________________

a. sound you make      b. people

8. barn stable hay                                                        8. ____________________

a. at the store               b. at the farm

9. mail, stamps, letter                                                  9._____________________

a. at the park               b. at the post office

10. coffee, soda, cocoa                                               10.____________________  

a. things you eat          b. things you drink                                                                 

Group Activity 2

Putting Things In Place

Things That Fly                       Things That Are Hot               Things That Are Soft

______________          ______________          ______________

______________          ______________          ______________

______________          ______________          ______________

______________          ______________          ______________

______________          ______________          ______________

______________          ______________          ______________

______________          ______________          ______________

______________          ______________          ______________

Directions: Read the words inside the box and write them under the correct category above.

Group Activity 3

A. Read the paragraph. Locate three words that relate to one idea and three words that relate to another. Classify the words on a T chart.

Ed is moody. Sometimes he’s happy and cheerful. Then he’s positive about everything. At other times, he’s angry and irritable. He’s no fun to be around when he’s negative.

B. Read each row of words and write the word that does not belong on the line.

1. nap              sleep                rest                  dance               ­__________________

2. lake              pond                tree                  creek                ­­­­­­­__________________

3. shout           quiet               scream             yell                  __________________

4. polish           floor                shine                sparkle             __________________

5. lied              cover               blanket            quilt                 __________________

6. ring              earring             bracelet            tie                    __________________

7. line              fresh                pine                 fine                  __________________

8. sweater        vest                  shoes               shirt                 __________________

9. garage          ladder              steps                stairs                __________________

10. summer      spring              fall                   day                  __________________

11. song           dance               hum                 sing                  __________________

12. eyes           ears                  mad                 nose                 __________________

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