tailieunhanh - Structure question 9

Tham khảo tài liệu 'structure question 9', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | THEA WRITING REVIEW Comparison Contrast Using comparison contrast as an organizational pattern enables you to focus on the similarities and differences between two or more topics. For example you might want to compare and contrast living in a large city with living in a small town. You could first list the comparisons such as both places have streets commercial businesses and residential homes. But you would probably spend more time developing the contrasts between these two subjects such as level of crime job opportunities and population. You can use a point-by-point method in which you give examples of a similarity between each topic and then a difference between each topic. Or you can list all the similarities between the two topics first and then list all the differences. Chronological A chronological organizational pattern presents ideas or events in a linear time frame that is their order of occurrence. It is often used to explain a process or to tell a story. You might want to use chronological organization to describe how to bake cookies First you preheat the oven then you gather the ingredients then you mix the ingredients and put them in the pan and finally you bake the cookies in the oven. This shows a progression of chronological events. You can also use a chronological pattern to narrate a story such as This morning I woke up and rushed off to the library. After studying for several hours I went to the dining hall to eat lunch. The afternoon was spent in classes and labs. Then for dinner I met two friends and we talked until nightfall. Readers can see the progression of events throughout the day chronologically. Classification An essay that uses classification as an organizational pattern will likely contain items topics or ideas that are divided into parts or separate categories. If you choose to use classification as a method of organization be sure that your categories are logical and that they don t overlap. For example if you divide books into the