Students should be studying for their vocabulary quiz on Friday, March 1st. The words are all dealing with patterns of organization in writing!
a.
Chronological order - the order in
which the events occurred, from first to last
b.
Cause and Effect order - the cause (or
reason) is usually discussed first. This then leads to a discussion of the
effect (or result.)
c.
Emphatic
order - requires you to arrange your ideas according to their importance. Do you
want your strongest, most important point to hit the reader immediately or do
you want these points to appear near the end? Depending on your topic and your
purpose, you should consider what effect these points may have upon your
readers. For instance, you might save the strongest point until last, so you
can build all your arguments and leave readers with a lasting impression.
d.
Compare/contrast order - based on
comparison (the similarities) and contrast (the differences.) Both sides of
each point are discussed together.
e.
Process order - a sequence of
actions is described. It instructs the reader on how to do something. It is
basically a set of directions. Owner's manuals and cookbooks are organized in
this pattern.
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