Movement of ThoughtsMovement of Thoughts

1.1. Time or chronological orderTime or chronological order The order in which certain event occurThe order in which certain event occur The steps of a process of some kindThe steps of a process of some kind

2.2. SpaceSpace On your right, on your left, in the On your right, on your left, in the

middle,etc.middle,etc. Descriptions/ Narrations of a particular Descriptions/ Narrations of a particular

thing (place, room, person, scenery, thing (place, room, person, scenery, view, etc.view, etc.

3. Particular to general3. Particular to general General statement summarize or General statement summarize or

conclude the paragraph at the endconclude the paragraph at the end

4. General to particular4. General to particular Begin with general statement and Begin with general statement and

then moves to specific details that then moves to specific details that explain, support, or illustrate the main explain, support, or illustrate the main ideaidea

5. Questions to Answer5. Questions to Answer

Begin by asking questions and then Begin by asking questions and then move on the write passage to answer move on the write passage to answer that posed question.that posed question.

6. Cause and Effect6. Cause and Effect States a result and then shows it causesStates a result and then shows it causes First lists the causes which have led to First lists the causes which have led to

the resultsthe results

Author’s purposesAuthor’s purposes An explanation –to explainAn explanation –to explain A definition –to define (this one is more A definition –to define (this one is more

specific and formal than an explanation)specific and formal than an explanation) A comparison –to compareA comparison –to compare A contrast –to contrastA contrast –to contrast A cause –to tell the causeA cause –to tell the cause A result—to explain the resultA result—to explain the result To entertainTo entertain To persuade/ to convinceTo persuade/ to convince To criticizeTo criticize