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3.6  Learning Activities: Organizing Patterns



Your Turn  

Complete the topic-sentence outlines for the activities that follow. When you're finished, you will have written outlines in all five patterns.
Complete the Pattern Outlines

Complete the missing parts of the pattern outlines that follow. Below each pattern part is an explanation in italics of what that part does.

Activity 1: Topic-Aspect Organizing Pattern    ( Click for PDF Version )
Topic:
(main subject)

When I'm bored, there are two things I do to amuse myself.
Aspect 1:
(one part)

 I . . .
Aspect 2:
(another part)

 I also . . .
Application:
(special infor-
mation on use)

 I'm no longer bored when . . .
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Activity 2: How-To Organizing Pattern    ( Click for PDF Version )
Reason:
(why know this)

Step 1:
(do first)

Step 2:
(do next)

Step 3:
(do last)

Application:
How to apply (special information on use)

 If you want to tape your favorite shows, you'll just have to learn to program the VCR by yourself
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Activity 3: Opinion-Reason Organizing Pattern    ( Click for PDF Version )
Opinion:
(your view)

Reason 1:
(because)

Reason 2:
(more because)

Recommendation:
(so, do this)

 I'd get along better with _______ if . . . .
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Activity 4:Thesis-Proof Organizing Pattern    ( Click for PDF Version )
Thesis:
(point you're making)

Proof 1:
(evidence)

Proof 2:
(more evidence)

Significance:
(so what?)

 My best time of day to do schoolwork is __________.
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Activity 5: Personal Narrative Organizing Pattern    ( Click for PDF Version )
Background:
(setting and action)

Conflict:
(problem solve)

Climax:
(turning point)

Resolution:
(how it turned out)

 I wasn't expecting anything to go wrong when I . . . .
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