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| Text blah includes an explanation of how to do something point by blah point. Proceeds from beginning to end. |
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| Used when authors present a problem adn include possible answers to the problem blah. |
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| One event or condition leads to another. used to explain how and why things happen. |
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| Describes scenes, objects, or people in a specific pattern. Often blah blah blah used for descriptive writing. |
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| The author expresses an opinion or belief and then gives reasons for the opinion or belief. |
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| Loosest form of text organization and is often used when no other form seems to fit. the author just puts one detail after another. |
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| chronological order/time order |
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| Presents a sequence of events in the order in which they occurred, but may include flashbacks that describe previous events. |
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| main idea/ order of importance |
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| The author makes a statement and then backs it up with sentences that explain or support it. Major ideas are stressed more than minor ones. Sometimes the major idea or detail comes first and the minor ones follow it, but sometimes the author reverses the pattern and builds up to the major idea or detail. |
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| shows how two or more people, places, or things are alike or different. |
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| main idea/ order of importance |
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| The author makes a statement and then backs it up with sentences that explain or support it. Major ideas are stressed more than minor ones. Sometimes the major idea or detail comes first and the minor ones follow it, but sometimes the author reverses the pattern and builds up to the major idea or detail. |
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| chronological/ time order |
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| first, second, third, next before, after later afterward as soon as during finally last now when meanwhile following. |
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| so as a result in order that due to so...that because since if...then consequently for as thus for this reason is caused by |
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| differences on the other hand, in contrast to but however though yet although nevertheless wheras |
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| main idea/ order of importance |
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| most importantly blah blah blah blah blah (my project better look good) the greatest importance more importantly best of all still worse a more effective approach even more |
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| same similarities similar to both and also like as likewise similarly (blech) |
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| spatial order/space order |
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| above, across along behind below beside between down in back of in front of facing near on top of onto outside over to the right/left under |
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| ALSO REMEMBER TO STUDY EXAMPLE OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TEXT ORGANIZATION FROM THE HANDOUT AND THE PRACTICE EXERCISES YOU COMPLETED. YOU WILL HAVE TO IDENTIFY WHAT TYPE OF TEXT ORGANIZATION IS USED IN SOME PASSAGES ON THE TEST. |
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