organizational structures

The author explains how two things are alike and/or how they are different

• Cause and effect

• Sequence

• Compare and contrast

• Description

• Problem and solution

The author explains a topic, idea, person, place, or thing by listing characteristics, features, and examples

• Cause and effect

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequencing

• Problem and Solution

The author lists one or more causes/events and the resulting consequences/effect

• Cause and effect

• Description

• Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

The author states a problem and lists one or more possible solutions to the problem

• Cause and effect

• Description

• Problem and solution

• Sequencing

• Compare and Contrast

The author lists items or events in numerical or chronological order.

• Cause and effect

• Description

• Sequence

• Problem and solution

• Compare and contrast