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Patterns of Organization Patterns of Organization Separating supporting points from main ideas is an important reading skill. The organization of the supporting details will help you understand how an author thinks. Detecting the patterns of organization of the major and minor details can help with comprehension and retention. The main idea… The thesis or main idea is usually a good predictor of the organization of an essay or paragraph. Main Idea Text Topic sentence Paragraph Thesis Essay Theme Story or Novel Patterns of organization Patterns of organization ! Time Order ! Classification ! List of Items ! Order of ! Comparison and/or Importance Contrast ! Problem – Solution ! Cause and Effect ! Process ! Definition and ! Mixed Patterns Example Signal Words Signal Words Signal words, also known as transitions, are words which indicate the relationship between ideas, and the organization of the details. Time Order Time Order Also known and chronological order, chronological , or steps and stages narration sequence of events, in this sequence of events pattern, ideas are presented in the order in which they occurred in time. Questions Answered: “When did it happen?” “In what order did it happen?” When Used: Commonly used in anthropology, hi