R&W5

• Mechanics


  established convention in writing for a particular genre or field of study. Technical part of a written text
• Topical pattern


  From a larger topic down to various subtopics
• Sequenceparts

  • Chronological
  • Procedural
  • Spatial
• Organization


  Logical arrangement of thoughts and ideas in a written text
• Description


  Provides details and examples about a topic
• Types of description

  • Topical pattern
  • Climactic order
• Most-Familiar-To-Less-Familiar


  Explaining familiar terms and concepts
• Block Approach


  All points are discussed first with the first subject, then compared and contrasted
• Problem Solution


  Tells about a problem then gives one or more solutions
• Point by Point Approach


  Discusses one point at a time. Used long essays like comparative analysis of two articles
• Cause and Effect


  Illustrates causal relationships between events
• Mechanicsparts

  • Capitalization
  • Comma Rules
  • Conjunctions
  • Apostrophe
  • Quotation Marks
  • Acronyms
  • Abbreviations
  • Homonyms
  • Units of Measurement
• General-To-Specific Order or Vice Versa


  Describing a general topic, then down to specific examples of general topic.
• Compare & Contrast


  Divides a topic according to pros and cons
• Categories of Transition

  • Spatial Order
  • Time Order
  • Numerical Order
  • Cause/Effect Order
  • Comparison/Contrast Order
  • General Specific Order
• Simple-To-Most-Complex


  Describing simple terms first, good for explaining a complicated topic
• Organization

  1. Sequence
  2. Description
  3. Cause & Effect
  4. Problem-solution
  5. Comparison & Contrast
  6. Mechanics
• Chronological 


  The sequence is timely order
• Procedural


  The sequence follows a specific procedure. It can be recipes or directions
• Spatial


  The sequence is a description of the environment in the text and it is stated in a way that makes readers imagine it.
• Climactic Order


  Organized by putting the second most important topic in beginning most important last part
• Spatial order 


  above, below, beside, beyond & inside
• Time order


  Before, after, next, first & second
• Numerical order


  First, second, also, in addition & equally
• Cause and Effect order


  because, since, for, so & as
• Comparison and contrast order


  Also, just as..., as if, additionally & on the other hand
• General/ Specific Order


  such as, like, namely, for instance & in fact
• Capitalization 


  Proper nouns and first words of a sentence must be capitalized
• Comma Rules


  Used to seperate words, clauses, and sentences, to show relationships
• Conjunctions


  Used to connect words and sentences
• Apostrophe


  Can be used in contractions ('66)-numericals, (56,'90s)- showing possession, (Jack's bag)-forming plurals
• Quotation Marks


  Used to show: a quote, chapters and heading of a section
• Acronyms


  word formed from the initial
• Abbreviations


  shortened version of a word/phrase
• Homonyms


  Words with similar sounds but different
• Units of Measurement 


  Shows reader a fundamental quantities of an object