19 questions
Definition: Information is arranged by time - the order in which events occurred - first to last.
Spatial
Order of Importance
Problem/Solution
Chronological
Definition: Writers begin with the biggest or most significant idea and end with the least significant idea - or vice versa.
Cause and Effect
Problem/Solution
Chronological Order
Order of Importance
Definition: Takes the reader from one spot to the next as if the reader were looking at something - very descriptive
Compare/Contrast
Spatial
Classification or Topical Order
Cause and Effect
Definition: Similarities or differences of two or more things are presented
Problem/Solution
Order of Importance
Chronological Order
Compare/Contrast
Definition: This organizational patterns depicts why something happens (which is presented first) and then the elaborates with the results
Order of Importance
Compare/Contrast
Cause and Effect
Classification or Topical Order
Definition: These papers start with a conflict and the following paragraphs describe ways to fix it
Classification or Topical Order
Spatial
Problem/Solution
Order of Importance
Definition: The topic is broken down into smaller units and a limited number of logical, categories.
Classification or Topical Order
Chronological Order
Compare/Contrast
Cause and Effect
Which organizational pattern would you use to write a paper about the significant events during World War II?
Cause and Effect
Spatial
Chronological Order
Problem/Solution
Which organizational patter would you use to write a paper about attending a technical college versus a liberal arts college?
Cause and Effect
Compare/Contrast
Order of Importance
Classification or Topical Order
Which organizational patter would you use to write a paper that proposes three benefits of taking an AP or Honors class?
Cause and Effect
Chronological Order
Problem/Solution
Order of Importance
Which organizational patter would you use to write a paper about inflation and the impact it has on the economy?
Classification or Topical Order
Cause and Effect
Spatial
Problem/Solution
Which organizational patter would you use to write about all of the modes of transportation?
Classification or Topical Order
Problem/Solution
Cause and Effect
Compare/Contrast
Which organizational pattern would you use to write a paper about the landscape of your hometown?
Spatial
Order of Importance
Chronological Order
Cause and Effect
Which organizational patterns would you use to write about congested roadways, traffic, and alternative transportation?
Order of Importance
Problem/Solution
Classification or Topical Order
Spatial
Which organizational patter would you use to write a paper describing the decline of the wolf population and attempts to increase it?
Chronological Order
Cause and Effect
Compare/Contrast
Problem/Solution
Which organizational patter would you use to write a paper explaining what the United Nations is?
Cause and Effect
Classification or Topical Order
Spatial
Problem/Solution
Which organizational pattern would you use to write a paper about various types of drama?
Chronological Order
Order of Importance
Classification or Topical Order
Cause and Effect
Which organizational patter would you use to write a paper about two famous stars: Jennifer Lawrence and Kim Kardashian?
Compare/Contrast
Cause and Effect
Order of Importance
Chronological Order
Which organizational pattern would you use to write a paper describing where people or cliques sit in the cafeteria?
Spatial
Problem/Solution
Classification or Topical Order
Chronological Order