Patterns of Organization Different Ways Uses Can be

Patterns of Organization Different Ways

Uses • Can be used as a whole adoption • Combination with other forms of organization • Combination with different types of speeches

Chronological • Time • Could be used in: – Historical events – Person’s life – Process steps • Introduction – Background information on your topic • Development – Narrative of the chronology • Explain • Examples • Testimonials

Spatial • Description of physical properties and their specific functions or symbolical representations • Starts in a common part and develops through a certain pattern – Point of entry – How somebody would move through this – Origin of vital sources – Functions of such resources

Topical • Divides topic into standard categories reflecting one’s approach of the topic • Examples: – Comparison – Discussing different types of something • Each subdivision should be discussed and related to the general topic

Deductive • • General to specific Starts with a general description Specific discussion: elements or illustrations Examples – Schizophrenia • • General definition Common chraacteristics Specific types Discuss a certain person with schizophrenia

Inductive • Specific to general • Good for building arguments – Describe examples – Presents a summary of what is generally true about something

Parallel • Focuses on one element – Repeats this element in a number of ways • Offer examples to illustrate one point – To rephrase explanation using different illustrative ways • Writing technique: repetition of sentence structure and organization

Climactic • Presentation of weak points to strongest points • DISADVANTAGE: might loose the interest of the audience – Advisable Pattern: • STRONG • WEAK • STRONG – Increment Presentation

Anticlimactic • Reverse of climactic: strong to weak • Usually used in – Immediate response to a previous speaker • Not often used – When convincing an audience – Don’t want to lose the interest of the audience or make the impact of the whole speech become weak

Cause and Effect • Explains causal relationships – Cause to effect: increases the degree of significance • 2 methods of organization – Alternating – Chunking

Problems and Solutions • 2 ways of starting – Begins with the symptoms of the problems: STATUS QUO – Begins with positive accounts of the solutions you are presenting • First approach is recommended: establish development and relation of the problem and solution • 2 methods of organization – Alternating – Chunking