Organizational Patterns

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What are organizational patterns?

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Organizational patterns are the ways in which information is structured in a text to help readers understand the relationships between ideas.

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What is compare and contrast?

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Compare and contrast is an organizational pattern that examines the similarities and differences between two or more subjects.

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What are clue words for compare and contrast?

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Clue words include: similar, alike, in comparison to, on the other hand.

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What is cause and effect?

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Cause and effect is an organizational pattern that explains what happened (the effect) and why it happened (the cause).

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What are clue words for cause and effect?

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Clue words include: because, due to, leads to, as a result.

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What is sequence of events?

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Sequence of events is an organizational pattern that presents information in the order it occurs.

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What are clue words for sequence of events?

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Clue words include: first, next, finally, after.

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What is chronological order?

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Chronological order is a way of organizing information according to the time it occurs.

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What type of text structure is a recipe?

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A recipe is typically written in a sequence of events organizational pattern.

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What is problem and solution?

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Problem and solution is an organizational pattern that presents an issue and offers a way to fix it.