Using Patterns of Organization

If you want to write a paragraph describing how to change a flat tire on a car, which pattern would you be most likely to use?

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• defintion

Your criminal justice professor tells the class he is going to present the differences between misdemeanor crimes and felonies. You expect that he will organize the information using which pattern?

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• comparison/contrast
• defintion

If you write a paper explaining the most common reasons employees lose their jobs, you would probably organize your thoughts using which pattern?

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• sequence
• comparison/contrast
• cause and effect

If you tell your younger brother how college is different from high school, you would use which pattern?

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• sequence
• comparions/contrast
• definition

Which pattern would you use to let your roommate know the things you need from the grocery store?

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• comparison/contrast
• cause and effect

Which pattern would you be likely to use if you wrote a paragraph describing the development of a hurricane?

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• sequence
• comparison/contrast
• cause and effect