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| spatial order | the writer organizes information based on location |
| chronological order | the writer tells a series of events in more or less the exact order in which they occurred |
| compare and contrast | the writer points out what two (or more) things have in common; the writer points out differences |
| cause and effect | the writer explains or describes an event or situation that happens first and brings about another; the writer could begin with the cause and move to the effects or begin with the effects then explain the cause(s) |
| problem and solution | the writer identifies and describes a problem and then offers one or more possible solutions |
| categories | the writer tries to group things to show broad similarities |
| order of importance | the writer may begin with the most important idea and move to the least important idea, or the writer can begin with examples and details and build up to the larger idea |
