Transition Words
Today, meanwhile, first, now, next are all associated with this organizational pattern.
What is sequencing?
Tells a listing of facts and events with numbers, in a bulleted list, or in a series with commas.
If you write a recipe, you are likely using this organizational pattern.
What is process?
Authors use this text feature to show the importance of what they are writing about. (There are a few acceptable answers)
italics, bold, underline
Always, never, and in fact are transition words associated with this organizational pattern.
Generalization
Tells how fact, events, people, concepts happen or exist because of other facts
What is cause and effect?
You frequently see a chronological organizational pattern in what type of writing?
timelines, accounts of historical events
This is usually found right below the title of an article
What is an author byline?
"Begins with, in order to [and] steps" are all transition words used with this organizational pattern.
Process
A statement about a whole group that oversimplifies the issue. Could be too broad and not based on fact.
What is generalization?
If you were comparing dog and cat people, you would be using which organizational pattern?
Compare and Contrast!
This is the main purpose of indentation.
What is starting a new paragraph OR indicating a new topic?
Actual use of dates, after, when, later, since, now, and previously are all examples of which type of organizational pattern?
What is chronological?
An issue that concerns a large number of people is presented with at least one solution
What is problem and solution?
An editorial would be a use of this organizational pattern.
Footnotes are used for these two purposes.
refers to, thus, in other words, described as, equals
Used in the definition and concept organizational pattern
Tells the explanation or description of a concept or topic by using synonyms and signal words (aka description)
What is concept and definition?
Give an example of when you would use sequencing.
Telling a story.
This text feature offers additional information that is relevant to the main text but often more detailed. It is located to the side of the main text.
What is a sidebar?