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Patterns of Organization<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n
Click on the patterns in the chart below to expand the columns. <\/p>\n\n
The information here goes into more depth on each of the patterns, explaining what they are and also indicating the most common signal words or cues associated with each one. This is good to review before you attempt the quiz.<\/p>\n\n
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These patterns are similar in that they are all writing to expand on a topic to give the reader a fuller picture of a concept or problem. Example<\/strong> generally provides several different examples, while illustration<\/strong> provides one example the writer goes into in depth. Definition<\/strong> is closely related in that it is writing whose purpose is to help the reader see what something is or means.<\/p>\n\n
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Signal words<\/strong>: for example, for instance, many, some, other, in other words, is known as, means, is, or<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"b8212bcd-3edd-4d30-be3f-877a99916286"},"title":"Example, Illustration, Definition"},{"content":{"params":{"text":"
This is writing to tell a story, whether real or invented. Typically seen in creative writing, narratives are also sometimes used in arguments, especially to provide emotional anecdotes used to prove a point.<\/p>\n\n
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Signal words<\/strong>: personal pronouns like I, my, we, they; time markers like first, then, next, when<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"3d696936-e9e7-4f5e-9362-ce80a6dcf675"},"title":"Narration"},{"content":{"params":{"text":"
Process<\/strong> patterns explain the steps in a process, whether as instructions that can be followed or as an explanation of how something is done. Sequence<\/strong> is similar, in that both are defined by chronological order, but sequence is less about how to do something and more about how natural processes might take place, for example. <\/p>\n\n
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Signal words<\/strong>: first, second, then, next, step 1, finally, how to<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"ab56b332-6a7f-4eb2-8301-b470cff04523"},"title":"Process or Sequence"},{"content":{"params":{"text":"
This is writing to explain the reasons for or events leading to an end or result (cause); to explain the results or an event or process (effects); sometimes both.<\/p>\n\n
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Signal words<\/strong>: because, due to, since, leads to, creates, consequently, as a result, therefore, outcome<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"e3887c4d-882f-4958-9314-8b34112fec71"},"title":"Cause\/ Effect"},{"content":{"params":{"text":"
Writing to show similarities or differences bewteen two or more things; sometimes both.<\/p>\n\n
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Signal words<\/strong>: likewise, similarly, equally, is comparable to, however, but, in contrast, on the other hand, conversely, although, nevertheless, yet, while, whereas, otherwise; more than\/less than; the presence of two or more main topics is also a clue.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"0664c4fc-403c-47d6-92e8-d1b24f087abe"},"title":"Comparison\/ Contrast"},{"content":{"params":{"text":"
Writing to outline the different types of something.<\/p>\n\n
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Signal words<\/strong>: The first type, another genre, a second class of, category, level, subset, group<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"2377ae87-1e01-45d2-878e-eada808f436d"},"title":"Classification"}],"hTag":"h2"},"metadata":{"title":"Patterns of Organization","license":"U","contentType":"Accordion"},"subContentId":"309c9750-c050-465f-ab85-1d8a74b519b5"},"useSeparator":"auto"}]}

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