Patterns of Organization

What is the purpose in identifying the organization pattern of a piece of writing?

• Guides the reader to discover the main idea

• Allows the reader to make accurate predictions

• Helps the reader navigate the complexities of the material

• All of the above

What do transitional words do?

• They can signal the level of importance, a connection, or a direction of thought.

• They keep readers’ comprehension on track and guide them through the message.

• They show the relationships of ideas within sentences and between paragraphs.

• All of the above

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Which type of organization pattern shows how two or more things are alike and different?

• Chronological
• Cause & Effect
• Problem & Solution
• Compare/Contrast

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Which type of organization pattern describes events in sequential order?

• Chronological
• Cause & Effect
• Spatial
• Compare/Contrast

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This is when an author wants to explain to a reader how one event or thing leads to another.

• Problem and Solution
• Cause and Effect
• Description
• Compare and Contrast 

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When an author wants to show steps or a process going in order.

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

• Sequence

• Problem and Solution

The author presents a problem and solution to the problem.

• problem and solution
• comparison
• cause and effect
• description

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The author presents information in order of space (top to bottom, left to right).

• spatial

• chronological

• order of importance

• sequence

Because the television was too loud, I was not able to concentrate on my studies, and consequently, I did not do well on my algebra test.

• comparison/contrast
• listing
• defintion
• cause and effect

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The following topic sentence

A mother’s use of alcohol during pregnancy can lead to birth defects in her unborn child.

indicates what type of paragraph structure?

• Process

• Illustration

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

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