Organizational Patterns

Rhetorical Modes

Patterns can help you:

• anticipate thoughts & ideas
• focus, remember, & recall
• write coherent paragraphs

Types of Organization

• Illustration, Definition, & Classification
• Chronological & Process
• Cause & Effect
• Compare & Contrast

Illustration

For example, for instance, to illustrate, an example is, such as, also, in particular, when, etc.

Chronological & Process

after, as soon as, before, during, finally, first, following, last, later, meanwhile, next, second, etc.

Definition

is, means, refers to, can be defined as, another term, also means, etc.

Classification

different stages of, another kind, classified as, comprises, different groups that, types of, varieties, etc.

Cause & Effect

because, as a result, due to, therefore, thus, consequently, hence, results in, since, etc.

Compare & Contrast

both, similar, resembles, in the same way, differs, unlike, however, as opposed to, on the other hand, etc.