Organizational Patterns

This type of writing considers similarities and differences.

• description/detail

• compare & contrast

• chronological

• cause & effect

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CCSS.W.6.2A

CCSS.W.6.9B

In this type of writing, the author details an event that causes another event to happen.

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

• chronological

• compare & contrast

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CCSS.W.6.2A

In this type of writing the writer will explain a problem and the solutions to that problem.

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

• chronological

• compare & contrast

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CCSS.W.6.2B

This type of writing gives information step-by-step or in the order of time.

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

• chronological

• compare & contrast

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CCSS.W.6.2A

CCSS.W.6.3A

This type of writing includes many adjectives, examples, or characteristics used to describe a topic.

• description/detail

• compare & contrast

• chronological

• problem & solution

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CCSS.W.6.2B

CCSS.W.6.3D

In this type of writing a topic is separated into different categories.

• description/detail

• problem/solution

• classification

• cause and effect

First, take the freeway to Dorman. When you reach Dorman, take the Ronaldine Exit. As you exit, take an immediate right onto Big Sur. Go down two blocks. Then, take a right on Coleman. My house, #3097, will be on the left.What is this passage's organizational structure?

• problem and solution

• chronological

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

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CCSS.RI.6.5

Bad drivers are responsible for more accidents on the road. Car insurance companies can raise their rates due to the increase of wrecks. New traffic laws are passed because of the behavior of dangerous drivers. What is the organizational structure?

• cause and effect

• chronological

• question and answer

• classification

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CCSS.RI.6.5

Josephina has to describe a square and a triangle. Her teacher told her to write a paragraph about how the two shapes are alike and how they are different. What form should the paragraph take?

• question and answer

• classification

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

Sharks and dolphins look very similar. They have fins, mouths with teeth, and their skin feels the same. They both live in the ocean. They both also eat smaller fish. However, they are different in many, many ways. For instance, a dolphin is a mammal (like a human). It breathes air through its blowhole and can drown if it doesn't surface to breathe. A shark doesn't have to surface. It has gills that turn water into oxygen. Also, sharks are not mammals. They are fish. What other differences can you think of between sharks and dolphins?How does this author organize this passage?

• problem and solution

• description/detail

• compare and contrast

• classification