Organizational Patterns Practice

Which organizational pattern is this passage?

A biological toilet, or composting toilet, isn't hooked up to sewer lines. The unit has a seat and a lid, but not a toilet bowl filled with water. How does it function? First, the waste is deposited into the unit in the normal way. After that, natural processes take over: ninety percent of the waste is water, which evaporates into the air. The toilet usually has fans and ventilation to assist in this process. The solid part of the waste then remains in a chamber, where it decomposes. Specialized bacteria digest the waste, given the right combination of oxygen, moisture, and heat. When the decomposition process is complete, the compost from the toilet can be removed and used in gardens and around trees.

• Problem and Solution

• Sequential

• Advantage and Disadvantage

• Compare and Contrast

Which organizational pattern is this passage?

As Africa's population of wild lions decreases, Tanzania's Ruaha National Park provides an important habitat for the remaining lion population. However, lions and local villagers living around the park often come into conflict: lions kill valuable livestock, and villagers shoot the lions. To address this issue, the Ruaha Carnivore Project has worked closely with villagers. The Project has introduced stronger fences, warning systems, and guard dogs to reduce livestock losses. To further encourage animal conservation, the Project provides education about the importance of protecting lions. Importantly, the Project has also provided benefits, such as local health care and scholarships, to compensate villagers for the dangers they endure. These efforts have paid off, as both the villagers' livestock losses and lion deaths have declined.

• Problem and Solution

• Sequential

• Definition and Example

• Compare and Contrast

Which organizational pattern is this passage?

The flying beetle known as the firefly or lightning bug is named for its most noticeable feature: its nighttime bioluminescence, or glow. The firefly's light-producing organ contains calcium, the pigment luciferin, the light-producing enzyme luciferase, and the chemical adenosine triphosphate (ATP). When oxygen is added to this mix, it creates light, and the insect glows. Scientists don't fully understand how the firefly makes its light blink, but one theory is that the firefly turns the light on and off by controlling the input of oxygen into the light-producing organ.

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Sequential Order

• Advantage and Disadvantage

Which organizational pattern is this passage?

The males of the Cervidae (deer) family, such as elk, moose, deer, and caribou, grow antlers on their heads. Caribou are the only species in which the females also have antlers. Antlers are branched structures made of bone. Most antlered animals shed them annually in the fall or winter and then grow new antlers in the spring. Horns, unlike antlers, don't fall off but continue to grow throughout the animal's life. Further, horns aren't branched, nor are they made entirely of bone. Horns contain a bony core that is covered with a sheath of keratin, similar to the material of fingernails. Horned animals, which include sheep, cows, bison, and goats, are in the Bovidae family. In many Bovidaespecies, both females and males have horns.

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequential

The word _____ is a clue word to identify the problem and solution organizational pattern.

The word ____ is a clue word to identify the cause and effect organizational pattern.

The word ____ is a clue word to identify the sequential/chronological order organizational pattern.

What is this author's purpose for writing this passage?

Place four eggs in a large saucepan. Add enough cold water to cover the eggs by one inch. Slowly bring the water to a boil over medium heat. As soon as the water begins to boil, remove the pan from the burner. Cover it and let the eggs sit for about ten minutes. Then, drain the water from the pan. You will notice, though, that a hot hard-boiled egg is not easy to peel. To cool the eggs, rinse them with cold water. Then, when you're ready to peel an egg, gently tap it on the counter until the shell cracks.

• To convince readers that making hard boiled eggs is easy.

• To inform readers about the joy of eating hard boiled eggs.

• To persuade readers to have hard boiled eggs instead of scrambled.

• To teach readers how to make hard boiled eggs.

Which best shows the author's purpose of writing this passage?

Place four eggs in a large saucepan. Add enough cold water to cover the eggs by one inch. Slowly bring the water to a boil over medium heat. As soon as the water begins to boil, remove the pan from the burner. Cover it and let the eggs sit for about ten minutes. Then, drain the water from the pan. You will notice, though, that a hot hard-boiled egg is not easy to peel. To cool the eggs, rinse them with cold water. Then, when you're ready to peel an egg, gently tap it on the counter until the shell cracks.

• The author describes the heat of the water.

• The author outlines a specific process for readers to follow.

• The author uses precise language like slowly and gently.

• The author tells the reader which pan to use.

How do we feel about organizational patterns and author's purpose?

• Yes! I understand it completely!

• I'm getting it, but I need a little more practice.

• It's difficult for me and I need some more instruction.

• Organizational who? Author's what?