Operating Definitions and Guidelines for Writing | Coherence

Organization Patterns for the
Methods of Development

It takes some experience before a new writer can get beyond summarizing or being controlled by the organization in the literature s/he is discussing. The stronger a writer's ideas control the organization, the more effectively his or her essay communicates. The initial tools for organizing all ideas are listed in the coherence discussion.

To construct academic/professional level text so that the information is immediately accessible to the reader, writers use the methods of development as the building blocks. The paragraphs in such analytical writing consist of narration, description, illustration, process, comparison, classification, cause/effect, and definition. Please click on each link and look for the organization patterns and transitions for each.

Exemplification
(Illustration)

Narration

Description

Process

Classification

Definition

Comparison

Cause and effect

 

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