UNIVERSITY OF EL SALVADOR

FACULTY OF JURISPRUDENCE AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Teacher: Berta Portillo

Subject: English III

Theoretical group: 05 subgroup 03

Topic: Classification essay

Ciudad Real, Gómez Mónica Clarissa CG18006

:

Escobar Serrano, Marvin Adonay ES13008

Morales Herrera, Diego Vladimir MH15052

Tobar Aquino, Mayra Gabriela TA13004

University City April 5th, 2022

 INTRODUCTION

A classification essay is best defined or understood as a type of essay that deals with the
classification of connections that are logical and organized. The author of the essay must
organize all the specific contents of the essay into categories. Each category is meant to give
the reader a better understanding of the topic of that particular essay. It is also known as a
logical division essay because it breaks or divides a larger, complex topic into smaller ones
that make the topic easier to understand and read.

The classification essay is an academic paper that classifies ideas, characters, or objects with
shared characteristics either in groups or also in specific categories. This report is composed
of a definition and purpose of the classification essay, the structure of the essay which is
organized by the introductory paragraph, the body of the essay and the conclusion, the
different types of the classification essay that can be elaborated on, the similarities and
differences of the classification essay with the narrative, and process essays, tips, and
suggestions, steps to be followed for its elaboration and an example of the classification essay
made by the working group from own ideas.
 2. OUTLINE CLASSIFICATION ESSAY

I. INTRODUCTION
A. Brief contextualization of the subject

International Cooperation is the relationship established between two or more countries,

agencies, or civil society organizations, to achieve agreed development goals.

B. Thesis Statement
The main theme and the categories we have decided to use
This essay will focus on establishing the different international cooperation modalities:
Financial aid, technical assistance, and humanitarian action.

II. BODY PARAGRAPH ONE

A. Topic sentence
Financial aid is limited solely to the transfer of financial resources from a donor partner to
institutions or entities in a recipient country.

B. Support details
Japan International Cooperation Agency JICA supports the efforts of the governments of El
Salvador and Honduras in Central American integration, donating funds for the
construction of the Friendship. with an amount of $11.2 million

III. BODY PARAGRAPH TWO

A. Topic sentence
Intended to ensure the strengthening of the technical skills, knowledge, and experience of
individuals and organizations in partner countries in the South.
B. Example
Technical knowledge exchange travel.

IV. BODY PARAGRAPH THREE

A. Topic sentence

The set of actions aimed at providing protection and assistance to civilian and military
victims of natural disasters and armed conflicts.
 B. Example:
The World Food Programme (WFP) assists millions of disaster victims. It is
responsible for mobilizing food in large-scale refugee feeding operations.

V. CONCLUSIÓN
A. Restate the thesis statement:
The different types of international cooperation, whether in the form of financial, technical,
or humanitarian aid, have the same objective of helping to improve people's quality of life.
B. Closing sentence.

Although these ways of helping are not perfect and have their shortcomings, it cannot be
denied that they have at least partially fulfilled their mission.

3. THESE ESSAY ELEMENTS (PURPOSE, COMPONENTS, VARIATIONS IN

THE STRUCTURE ETC)
Purpose:

A classification essay is intended to divide general topics into more specific parts by
classifying objects with similarities into a common standard. The purpose of a classification
essay is to divide general topics into smaller, manageable, and specific categories.
Components:

Introductory paragraph: This describes the main topic in which the essay will be written, if
the selected topic has been selected it must be made clear from the beginning, this will make
it easier for readers to understand the purpose of the essay. To end this paragraph, the thesis
sentence should include the points that are examined and related.

The body paragraph: Of the essay is composed of three paragraphs depending on the
subcategories that have been chosen within the thesis sentence, start each paragraph with a
topic sentence, this Will be used as a starting point to identify the subcategory that will be
discussed. Within each paragraph there should be a fluid transition so that each of the
paragraphs is connected, they can be ordered from the most known subtopics to the less
known or vice versa, always paying attention that they have a logic between them.
The conclusion: This should bring together all the categories that have been addressed within
the body of the essay, detailing a brief critique or final comment, which should not be
repetitive and should be different from those found within the body of the essay. This gives
the reader the guidelines to understand that it is the final part of the essay, it should also
ensure that the conclusion clearly emphasizes what has been the purpose of conducting the
research.
Variations:
Among the types of classification essays, we have:
✓ Grade: the test is broken down from lowest to highest, the subcategories with the
lowest importance are taken first to end with the highest importance;
✓ Parts: The classification based on parts breaks down the main topic into subtopics.
✓ Types: In this type of classification essay, the topic is broken down into the main
subject types
✓ Characteristics: The essay describes several significant characteristics of the
selected topic and subcategories. 5. Chronology: this type of essay divides the essay
topic according to various periods.1

4. ESSAY FEATURES (HOW SIMILAR/DIFFERENT IT IS FROM OTHER TYPES

OF ESSAYS

Type Similarities Differences

You start with an idea, like a draft of
that article. it's not easy to write one
good story from start to finish without
elements of planning. that is why you
NARRATIVE ESSAY should create a narrative essay outline
and draft and then polish it until you're
sure the result complies with all
requirements
As for narrative essays, the writer must
be able to realize or bring forth thetruth
of it in a story, it would not be a good
narrative essay if the writer is notwell
attuned to it.
his writing and does not want to share
his experience of him with others. but
about him
classification test is not necessary that
the person who is writing is involved or
engaged in every way with said writing.
It is not necessary to describe events.
chronologically because a
classification essay just needs an
appropriate definition of each of the
elements, it begins by making a list of
its main characteristics and then
expressing the ideas.

The process essay is an embodiment of

PROCESS ESSAY The Process testing is a form of
style it provides step-by-step style it provides step-by-step
instructions, away or way of doing, is instructions, a way to perform a
a Classification and process. Classification and division are
the division is a rhetoric style that, in a rhetorical s t y l e t h a t , i n rehearsal
rehearsal format takes a whole and format takes a whole and split it into
split it into parts, and then places the parts, and t h e n p l a c e s t h e
divided
divided information in several information in several categories
Categories

1AplusTopper, “How to Write a Classification Essay | Steps, Format and Types of a Classification Essay”
https://www.aplustopper.com/how-to-write-a-classification-essay/. Consulted on: April 4th, 2022
 5. THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING YOUR ESSAY
1. Choose the topic

In case you have not been assigned a topic, the first thing you should do is brainstorm ideas.
because there are topics that are more appropriate than others for this kind of essay. Try to
think of issues that can be broken down. Make a list of topics you know a lot about. Your
experience will be a great help.

2. Establish categories

Decide how you are going to group the information and what the categories will be. Make
sure the categories are consistent, unique (meaning they should not overlap), and complete.
3. The first draft

Introduction. Identifies your topic, in this case, the group you are classifying. If you have
reduced your topic in any way (for example, modalities of international cooperation), make
this clear from the beginning. Finally, include a thesis statement (usually at the end of the
introduction) that briefly identifies the main types of approaches you are about to examine.

Body Paragraphs. The body of your essay will be three paragraphs. Each paragraph should
deal with a different category. Begin each body paragraph with a topic sentence that identifies
a particular type of approach. Then illustrate each type with specific details.

Conclusion. The final paragraph allows you to bring together the various types and
approaches you have been examining in the body of the essay. You may choose to offer a
brief concluding comment on each, summarizing its value or limitations. Or you may wish
to recommend one approach over the others and explain why. In either case, make sure your
conclusion clearly emphasizes the purpose of your classification. 2

4. Check for correct spelling, grammar, and wording.

Remember that this is an academic essay, and these details add to or diminish the credibility
of your writing.

2Nordquist, Richard. "How to Develop and Organize a Classification Essay." ThoughtCo.

https://www.thoughtco.com/develop-and-organize-a-classification-essay-1690712 (accessed March 31,
2022)
 6. TIPS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR WRITING A CLASSIFICATION ESSAY

• Choose your categories carefully: Sort things into useful categories, Include the most
important categories so that your essay is not incomplete, but do not choose too many
because the idea will be lost, and the classification will be blurred.

• Make sure that all categories follow a single organizing principle: Once you have
categories, make sure they fit into the same organizing principle. The organizing
principle refers to how the groups are arranged. Don't let a different principle appear
unexpectedly. For example, if your unifying principle is International financial
organizations, do not include international military or humanitarian organizations.

• Support each category equally with examples: In general, you should write the same
amount, and give the same number of examples, for each category. The most
important category, usually reserved for the last, may require more elaboration.

• Divide broad topics into more specific parts. Explain how the classification essay
topic relates to the subcategories.

• Identify the salient features of each category: Provide a clear division based on
characteristics. An item cannot belong to two categories at the same time. Provide a
logical order of the categories. You can start with the most important and end with
the least important or vice versa.

• Hooking the conclusion to the introduction of contrasting categories, these

connections help unify an essay and give it a sense of integrity.

• As you develop and organize your draft, experiment with multiple strategies, but keep
in mind this basic format: an introduction that identifies your topic and the different
types of approaches; three (or more) body paragraphs that draw on specific details to
describe or illustrate the types; and a conclusion that brings your points together and
makes clear the overall purpose of the classification.3

3 Overnight Essay, Classification Essay: Outline, Examples, & Topics.

https://overnightessay.com/blog/classification-essay/
(Accessed March 31, 2022)
 • Use tools such as an organizing chart to keep your ideas clear, for example, a line
diagram.

7. YOUR OWN ORIGINAL ESSAY FROM THE TYPE YOU PRESENTED

Modalities of international cooperation for the development.

International Cooperation is the relationship established between two or more countries,

agencies, or civil society organizations, to achieve agreed development goals. It also refers
to all actions and activities carried out between nations or civil society organizations aimed
at contributing to the development process of societies in developing countries. In this way,
cooperation can take place in different modalities such as financial, technical, and
humanitarian cooperation.4

4
BARRETT, Scott. A theory of full international cooperation. Journal of Theoretical Politics, 1999, vol. 11, no 4, p. 519-
541. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0951692899011004004 (Accessed March 31, 2022)
Currently, most developed countries are committed to collaborating with international
cooperation, as it is part of the commitments adopted in the United Nations Charter, and one
way to materialize this commitment is through international financial cooperation. This is
understood as any transfer granted for the financing of activities aimed at the development
of the recipient country that is channeled in the form of financial resources, i.e., credits or
donations, or real contents, such as the sale or donation of goods and services, transferred
from the donor countries to the beneficiaries. An example of this modality is the donation
that the Japan International Cooperation Agency gave to the governments of El Salvador and
Honduras, in support of Central American integration, donating funds for the construction of
the Amistad, in the amount of US$11.2 million.5

In addition, there is technical cooperation, which incorporates the transfer of techniques,

technologies, knowledge, or experiences from more developed countries and multilateral
organizations to strengthen existing national capacities in developing countries. an example
of this is the exchange of technical knowledge with authorities of the Port of Lázaro
Cárdenas, Mexico, within the framework of the strategic project of the Presidency of the Port
Network.
But there is a type of cooperation that is more immediate, although it is still well structured,
we refer to humanitarian aid. is considered as assistance designed to save lives, alleviate
suffering and maintain and protect human dignity, in the prevention of emergency and/or
rehabilitation situations. According to the United Nations, to be classified as a humanitarian,
aid must be consistent with the principles of humanity, impartiality, and independence, in
addition to neutrality. an example of this is the camps for refugees from war-torn countries.6

Although these forms of aid are not perfect and have their shortcomings, it cannot be denied
that they have fulfilled, at least partially, their mission since they complement each other,
financial aid makes possible the realization of different projects of knowledge exchange in
developed countries, and without humanitarian aid, it would not be possible to help in
emergency cases that need more speed. we know that the subject of international cooperation
is huge, exciting, and very complex, therefore it is impossible to cover it all in a single text,
what is possible is to give a few brushstrokes on three of the most common modalities through
which it is channeled.

5 Salvador,Miranda, h. o. r. a. c. i. o. (2014). kepentingan jepang terhadap timor leste melalui japan international
cooperation agency (JICA) 2002-2012 (doctoral dissertation, upn" veteran" yogyakarta).
6McGrath, S. (2002). Skills for development: a new approach to international cooperation in skills development? Journal

of Vocational Education and Training, 54(3), 413-430.

 BIBLIOGRAPHY

✓ AplusTopper, “How to Write a Classification Essay | Steps, Format and Types of a

Classification Essay” https://www.aplustopper.com/how-to-write-a-classification-essay/.
Consulted on: April 4th, 2022

✓ Barret, Scott. A theory of full international cooperation. Journal of Theoretical Politics, 1999,
vol. 11, no 4, p. 519-541.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0951692899011004004 (Accessed March 31,
2022)

✓ Nordquist, Richard. "How to Develop and Organize a Classification Essay." ThoughtCo.

https://www.thoughtco.com/develop-and-organize-a-classification-essay-1690712
(accessed March 31, 2022)

✓ McGrath, S. (2002). Skills for development: a new approach to international cooperation in

skills development? Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 54(3), 413-430.

✓ Overnight Essay, Classification Essay: Outline, Examples, & Topics.

https://overnightessay.com/blog/classification-essay/
(Accessed March 31, 2022)

✓ Salvador, Miranda, h. o. r. a. c. i. o. (2014). kepentingan jepang terhadap timor leste melalui

japan international cooperation agency (JICA) 2002-2012 (doctoral dissertation, upn"
veteran" yogyakarta).
 CLASSIFICATION ESSAY

STUDENT DUE
Ciudad Real Gómez Mónica Clarissa CG18006
Escobar Serrano Marvin Adonay ES13008
Morales Herrera, Diego Vladimir MH15052
Tobar Aquino, Mayra Gabriela TA13004

DATE: APRIL 6th, 2022

 AGENDA

03
-Achievements -The process of developing
-Introduction to the topic. your essay
-Essay Outline -Suggestions, tips on how to
write this type of paper

-This essay’s elements

(purpose, components,

02 variations in the structure,

etc.)
-This essay features (how
04 • -Original essay from the type
you presented
similar/different it is from • -Questions
other types)
ACHIEVEMENTS
Practice writing a classification
essay taking into account their
differences and using the
outline tool.
INTRODUCTION
A classification essay is best defined or understood as a type of essay
that deals with the classification of connections that are logical and
organized.

The classification essay is an academic paper that classifies ideas,

characters or objects with shared characteristics either in groups or also
in specific categories.
 OUTLINE ESSAY
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Brief contextualization ofthe subject
International cooperation is the relationship established between two or more countries,
agencies, or civil societyorganizations, to achieve agreed development goals.

B. Thesis Statement
The main theme and the categories we have decided to use
This essay will focus on establishing the different international cooperation modalities:
Financial aid, technical assistance, and humanitarian action.

II. BODY PARAGRAPH ONE

A. Topic sentence
Financial aid is limited solely to the transfer of financial resources from a donor partner to
institutions or entities in a recipient country.
B. Support details
Japan International Cooperation Agency JICA supports the efforts of the governments of El
Salvador and Honduras in Central American integration, donating funds for the construction
of the Friendship. with an amount of $11.2 million
 OUTLINE ESSAY
III. BODY PARAGRAPH TWO
A. Topic sentence
Intended to ensure the strengthening of the technical skills, knowledge, and experience of
individuals and organizations in partner countries in the South.

B. Example
Technical knowledge exchange travel.

IV. BODY PARAGRAPH THREE

A. Topic sentence
The set of actions aimed at providing protection and assistance to civilian and military
victims of natural disasters and armed conflicts.

B. Example:
The World Food Programme (WFP) assists millions of disaster victims. It is responsible for
mobilizingfood in large-scale refugee feedingoperations.
OUTLINE ESSAY
V. CONCLUSIÓN

A. Restate the thesis statement:

The different types of international cooperation, whether in the form of financial, technical,
or humanitarian aid, have the same objective of helping to improve people's quality of life.

B. Closing sentence.
Although these ways of helping are not perfect and have their shortcomings, it cannot be
denied that they have at least partially fulfilled their mission.

.
 A classification essay is intended to divide general topics into
more specific parts by classifying objects with similarities into
a common standard. The purpose of a classification essay is to
divide general topics into smaller, manageable, and specific
categories.

ESSAY INTRODUCTION, BODY, CONCLUSION

ELEMENTS
the types of classification essay we have:

● GRADE
● PARTS
● TYPES
● CHARACTERISTICS
ESSAY FEATURES HOW ● PROCESS
SIMILAR/DIFFERENT IT IS FROM
OTHERTYPES OF ESSAYS ● NARRATIVE
 THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING
YOUR ESSAY
CHOOSE THE TOPIC
01 In case you have not been assigned a topic, the first thing you
should do is brainstorm ideas. because there are topics that are
more appropriate than others for this kind of essay. Try to think of
issues that can be broken down. Make a list of topics you knowa
lot about. Your experience will be a great help.

ESTABLISH CATEGORIES
02 Decide how you are going to group the information and what the
categories will be. Make sure the categories are consistent,
unique (meaning they should not overlap), and complete.
 THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING
YOUR ESSAY

03 THE FIRST DRAFT

INTRODUCTION. Identifies your topic, in this case, the group you
are classifying. If you have reduced your topic in any way (for
example, modalities of international cooperation), make this clear
from the beginning. Finally, include a thesis statement (usually at
the end of the introduction) that briefly identifies the main types of
approaches you are about to examine.
 THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING
YOUR ESSAY

03 THE FIRST DRAFT

BODY PARAGRAPHS. The body of your essay will be three or more
paragraphs. Each paragraph should deal with a different category.
Begin each body paragraph with a topic sentence that identifies a
particular type of approach. Then illustrate each type with specific
details.
 THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING
YOUR ESSAY

03 THE FIRST DRAFT

CONCLUSION. The final paragraph allows you to bring together the
various types and approaches you have been examining in the body
of the essay. You may choose to offer a brief concluding comment
on each, summarizing its value or limitations. Or you may wish to
recommend one approach over the others and explain why. In either
case, make sure your conclusion clearly emphasizes the purpose of
your classification
THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING
YOUR ESSAY

add to or diminish the credibility of your writing.

TIPS AND SUGGESTIONS
FOR WRITING A
CLASSIFICATION ESSAY
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
Modalities of international
cooperation

Humanitarian action
Financial aid Technical assistance

Features Features Features

Intended to ensure the The set of actions aimed at
Is limited solely to the transfer of
strengthening of the providing protection and
financial resources from a donor assistance to civilian and
technical skills, knowledge,
partner to institutions or entities in and experience of military victims of natural
a recipient country. individuals and disasters and armed conflicts.
organizations in partner
countries in the South.

Example Example
Japan International Cooperation providing food aid, relief and
Agency supports the efforts of Example support to victims, exerting
the governments of El Salvador Technical knowledge political pressure, protecting
and Honduras in Central exchange travel human rights, and promoting
American integration, donating development and peace.
funds for the construction of the
Friendship. with an amount of
$11.2 million
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