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Kinds of Chronological Order

Chronological Order Chronological order is one of the easiest methods of organization to master in essay writing. This kind of logical order involves organizing your ideas in a paragraph in the order of their occurrence in time. In academic writing, chronological order has many uses. One common way to use this kind of logical order is in a historical narrative, for example a biography. However, chronological order is not just used for historical narratives. It is also used in business, science and engineering to explain processes and procedures. There are two keys to writing a good chronological paragraph: 1. Discuss the events (in a narrative) or the steps (in a process) in the order in which they occur. 2. Use chronological transition signals to indicate the sequence of events or steps.

There are two keys to writing a good chronological paragraph: Ø Discuss the events (in a narrative) or the steps (in a process) in the order in which they occur. Ø Use chronological transition signals to indicate the sequence of events or steps.

Now, ckeck the file called: Sequential Transitions.

Logical Division of Ideas/Order of Importance This kind of logical order is the most common method of organizing your written thoughts in English essays. When you use this method you group related ideas together and discuss each group, one after the other. In everyday life, things are divided into groups. Supermarkets separate groceries into different groups: produce, is in one section and milk products are in another section for example. Note: Therefore remember to group your ideas into common groups and this will help your writing coherence.

Check the file called: Sequential Transitions.

Comparison/Contrast Comparison/contrast involves analyzing the similarities and differences between two or more items. As with other paragraphs the keys to writing a comparison/contrast paragraph are to put your ideas into some kind of order and to use appropriate transition signals. The content of a comparison/contrast paragraph can vary. Some paragraphs emphasize similarities, while others emphasize differences. You can discuss both similarities and differences in one paragraph if you do not have many points to discuss.

Check the file called: Causal Transitions.

Practice!!! According to what you have already check about this topic, answer the next questions located on: http: //www. glenpersello. com/Academic_E nglish_Activities/logicalorder. jcq. htm

Task 4: Kinds of logical order You will have to write a short paragraph which is based on a kind of logical order: chronological order of ideas, cause and effect or order of importance. You are expected to include the elements before provided during the course such as coherence, topic sentence, etc and the correct transition signals for each kind of logical order. Enjoy the task. This is the last task. Now, you are ready to write your final paper.