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Structural Patterns in Writing (Ways to organize your writing)

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Structural Patternsin Writing

(Ways to organize your writing)

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Overview There are many ways to organize your writing

Cause and Effect Compare and Contrast

Sequential Order Logical Order Description Classification Order of Importance Proposition/Support Problem and Solution

The pattern chosen depends on the author’s topic and objective for writing (what and why?)

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Cause and Effect Organization

Show the different causes and effects of various conditions

Effective for persuasive papers Two patterns:

All causes in one paragraph and all effects in another, or

Each paragraph has one cause with all effects

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Sequential Organization

Used to describe a process Arranges information according to a

step-by-step sequence For instance, the steps required to

produce a loaf of bread.

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Compare and Contrast Organization Effective to use when a reader is familiar

with one topic Arranges information according to how two

or more things are similar to or different from one another

Two patterns: Each paragraph describes the similarities/

differences of one factor, with a different paragraph for each factor, or

create two main paragraphs, one that describes similarities and one that describes differences

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Order of Importance Organization

Put the most important information first What is important depends on your

audience Know who you are writing for so that you

provide information that is important to your audience

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Problem & Solution Organization

Divides information into two main sections: one that describes a problem and one that describes a solution First, the writer convinces the reader a problem

exists Second, the writer provides a solution to the

problem Typically used in persuasive writing

the writer's general purpose is to convince the reader to support a certain course of action

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Logical Order Organization

The essay moves between general ideas and specific examples in a logical manner Introduce each idea, then follow up with

supporting examples A logical progression of ideas allows the

reader to easily reach the same conclusion as the writer

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Classification Organization Break a large subject into categories Show the reader how the categories are

connected to each other and/or the thesis Pets

Dogs Types Pros and cons

Cats Types Pros and cons

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Proposition & Support Organization

An organization that presents an idea or belief positively or firmly.

Also referred to as a Persuasive Organization

Gives the reader an idea of what will be presented in the paper Includes a “call to action” to support the

idea, or A solution to a perceived problem

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Final Thoughts

Avoid “So what?” at the end! What is the point of your essay? You don't need to come right out and

state the point; let the point grow out of the experience of the essay. Allow the reader to infer your point, or Your conclusion can offer the “so what” to

tie everything together