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• Description:

  • Describes a topic or thought and gives the reader a mental picture of what the text is about
• Problem and Solution:

  • Identifies a problem and details a solution to a problem
• Sequence:

  • Gives readers a chronological order of events or a list of steps in a procedure
• Cause and Effect:

  • Determines how various phenomena relate in terms of origins and results
  • Cause is something that produces an event or idea
  • Effect is what results from an event or idea
• Compare and Contrast:

  • Examines similarities and differences between two or among people, events, concepts, and thoughts
• Thesis Statement:

  • Subject of a paper upon which some people may not be in favor of
  • Single sentence near the beginning of your paper
• Qualities of a Thesis Statement:

  • Take a stand or claim
  • Indicate the point of discussion
  • Express one main idea
  • Specific