Organizational Patterns
Master nonfiction text structure! Match keywords to organizational patterns like sequence & cause/effect.
While reading nonfiction (informational/ expository/ argumentative) texts, you will find authors use certain keywords in their articles. These keywords help you identify the pattern used by the author. Match the organizational pattern with the keywords used in nonfiction articles. Description for example, for instance, characteristics include, specifically, in addition Sequence / Chronological before, in the beginning, to start, first, next, during, after, then, finally, last, in the middle, in the end Compare & Contrast similar, alike, same, just like, both, different, unlike, in contrast, on the other hand Cause & Effect since, because, if, due to, as a result of, so, then, leads to, consequently Problem & Solution concern, issue, cause, since, consequently, therefore, as a result, because of, leads to, due to, solve, so, then