3.1 Section
Preview: Organization
Essential
Questions:
1. Why is
organization a decision to make at the start of a task?
2. How do you choose
an organizing pattern to suit the purpose of the task?
3. What are the five
types of organizing patterns?
4. How do you write
a preview, a bridge, and a review to connect
the ideas?
Structure:
the structure of a writing is its shape or organizing pattern, such as
how-to, narrative, or opinion-reason.
Transition: a
writing technique that links one part (sentences, paragraphs, ideas) to
another or others.
Unify: bring
together and make seem as one thing.
Preview: a
transition in the introduction that lists the ideas to come as proofs,
reasons, steps, or other supporting details.
Bridge: a
link between paragraphs or pattern parts.
Review: a
transition in the conclusion that sums up the ideas given as proofs,
reasons, steps, or other supporting details.
3.1 Section Preview: Organization
3.2 What is Effective Organization?
3.3 Guidelines for Effective Organization
3.4 Organizing Pattern or Structure
3.5 Guidelines for Organizing Your Writing
3.6 Learning Activities: Organizing Patterns
3.7 Transitions and Unifying Devices
3.8 Section Summary: Organization
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