Authors Organizational Patterns

What is the purpose of these subheadings?

• To help the reader understand the author’s opinion 

• To help the reader visualize the information 

• To help the reader find the main ideas in each section
  

• To help the reader place events in order 

Before editing your writing, the first step should be to revise. Begin by reading each paragraph separately, and then find the topic sentence for each one. Next, make sure all the sentences relate to that topic sentence. Finally, look at how the paragraphs work together. Make sure there are transitional words between each paragraph so your writing flows together smoothly.

• sequence

• descriptive

• chronological order

• problem & solution

What type of organizational pattern is used in the passage?

• sequence

• cause/effect

• problem/solution

• compare/contrast

What type of organizational pattern is used in the passage?

• sequence

• cause/effect

• problem/solution

• compare/contrast

In this type of writing, the reader will see words/phrases such as because, as a result of, and due to.

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

• order & sequence

• compare & contrast

In this type of writing, the author details an event that causes another event to happen.

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

• chronological

• compare & contrast

What type of organizational pattern is used in the passage?

• sequence

• cause/effect

• problem/solution

• compare/contrast

What type of organizational pattern is used in the passage?

• sequence

• cause/effect

• problem/solution

• compare/contrast

What type of organizational pattern is used in the passage?

• sequence

• cause/effect

• problem/solution

• compare/contrast

What type of organizational pattern is used in the passage?

• sequence

• cause/effect

• problem/solution

• compare/contrast