Division Development Template

copyright 2008 by Gary L. Pullman

Note: We recommend that you read our "Essay Patterns of Development" post before you read this post.

Division: Separate items on the basis of their different characteristics or qualities.

Note: Division is often used with classification in the development of a classification-division essay.

Topic: Tragic main characters

THESIS: Oedipus Rex, Hamlet, and Julius Caesar are warned of danger by various supernatural means, are murdered by dissimilar killers, and treat their wives or girlfriends in different ways.

Use this blank template to generate a thesis for your own division essay:

THESIS:

Classification Development Template

copyright 2008 by Gary L. Pullman

Note: We recommend that you read our "Essay Patterns of Development" post before you read this post.

Classification: Group items on the basis of shared characteristics or qualities.

Note: Classification is often used with division in the development of a classification-division essay.

Topic: Tragic main characters

THESIS: Oedipus Rex, Hamlet, and Julius Caesar were rulers who made serious errors in judgment that resulted in their own deaths and the deaths of others.

Use this blank template to generate a thesis for your own classification essay:

THESIS

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