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Writing Skills Topic Five: Classification Reading Method

When encountering a classification passage, a reader should draw a classification map in his/her mind. And the map is divided into three levels: subject, category, and difference.

First, pick up the subject which is pointed out in the passage. And the subject is the level one. Then, identify how many categories an author has explained. Also catch up the names of the categories and put each name is the second level. Further, find out the characteristics of each category which are mentioned in the passage.

After identifying the three levels, you will have a map in your mind to help you understand the passage where the author discusses the classification of the subject.