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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?
    Writer's Terms
    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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