Writing
with Style Writing and Style Manual
Poway
Unified School District
Writing
with Style | Elements
of Written Communication | The
Writing Process |
Writing
Modes|
Forms
of Writing | Organizing
Your Writing
Formal and Informal Style
The
Basic Structure of an Academic Essay
The Research Process | MLA Format
Organizing your Writing
Your subject
and your purpose should determine the way you organize your ideas.
If you are narrating a story, for example, you will want to put the
details in chronological order. If you are describing an object or a
person, you will probably use a spatial pattern.
The main
patterns of organizing information are:
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1.
Chronological (by time) 2.
Spatial description (by location) 3.
Classification (by category) 4.
Illustration (by example) 5.
Argumentation (assertion and support) 6.
Cause/Effect 7.
Problem/Solution 8.
Compare/Contrast (whole vs. whole or point by point) You can use
these patterns of organization to organize your whole essay,
particular paragraphs, or details within a paragraph.
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