Recognizing Authors' Writing Pattern

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"An action and its results are discussed."

• A. Chronological

• B. Problem and Solution

• C. Process

• D. Cause and Effect

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"Information is organized in order of time."

• A. Chronological

• B. Problem and Solution

• C. Process

• D. Cause and Effect

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"Differences and similarities of two or more things are discussed."

• A. Cause and Effect

• B. Advantage and Disadvantage

• C. Compare and Contrast

• D. Process

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"A difficulty is described and an answer is offered."

• A. Chronological

• B. Problem and Solution

• C. Process

• D. Cause and Effect

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"Explains how something happens or is done, step-by-step."

• A. Cause and Effect

• B. Chronological

• C. Compare and Contrast

• D. Process

Ice-cream is a delicious frozen treat that comes in a many different colors and flavors. Two of my favorite flavors are strawberry and chocolate. Though both of these flavors are delicious, strawberry may contain pieces of fruit while chocolate usually will not. Even though more chocolate ice-cream is sold across the country annually than strawberry, each flavor tastes great inside of a milk shake.

• Compare and Contrast

• Chronological

• Problem and Solution

• Process

Freezer burn may have wasted more ice-cream than sidewalks. If you don’t know, freezer burn is when ice crystals form on the surface of ice-cream. These ice crystals can ruin the texture and flavor of the ice cream. But you can prevent freezer burn. Since freezer burn is caused when melted ice-cream is refrozen, rather than eating your ice-cream from the container as it melts, scoop your ice-cream into a bowl and put the container back in the fridge immediately. Doing this ought to help you solve your issues with freezer burn.

• Process

• Chronological

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

No one knows the true origin of ice-cream, but the first published ice-cream recipe appears in “Mrs. Mary Eales's Receipts,” a cook book that was printed in London in 1718. Sometime around 1832, an African American confectioner named Augustus Jackson created multiple ice cream recipes and invented a superior technique to manufacture ice cream. Ice cream soda was invented around 1874, but the real breakthrough may have been at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, when the American ice-cream cone was unveiled!

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Making ice-cream is not easy. Cream and sugar have to first be mixed in a frozen container. Ingredients may be added at this point, if desired. The mixture must be stirred and whipped until the cream and sugar mixture is frozen. Depending on the equipment, this may take as long as an hour. After the ice-cream is prepared, it must be kept frozen until it is ready to be enjoyed. Making ice-cream is difficult, but most people would agree that it is worth the trouble.

• Problem and Solution

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• Process

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Have you ever had an ice-cream headache? That’s when a painful sensation resonates in your head after eating something cold (usually ice-cream) on a hot day. This pain is produced by the dilation of a nerve center in the roof of your mouth. The nerve center is overreacting to the cold by trying to heat your brain. Ice-cream headaches have turned many smiles to frowns.

• Advantage and Disadvantage

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect