Organizing ideas in a logical and clear manner that suits the writer's purpose
Grammatical signals
Writing devices such as transitional devices, connectors, determiners, and repetitions that are used to maintain text coherence
Patternofideadevelopment
The structure of writing on how the ideas are being presented
Generalto Particular
Discusses the general topic by presenting specific details that support the topic
CauseandEffect
Explains the causes or the effects of something
ClaimandCounterclaim
Presents a side of an issue in an argumentative manner
Problem-Solution
Identifies a problem and addresses it by presenting one or more solutions
Persuasion
Intends to convince the readers to do or believe in something, allows the writer to express personal viewpoints about a topic to convince the readers, based on opinions and emotions
Grammatical signals for general to particular:
Also, forexample ,in addition for instance ,exampleof these,first,second,third,next,on one hand,on the other hand
Cause and effect grammatical signals:
Cause:if,for,since,due to,because of, one Cause,and resultingfrom.
Effects:so thus,hence,then,therefore,as a result,one of the effects and that is why
Transitional devices for claim-counterclaim pattern of idea development
however
nevertheless
on one hand
on the other hand
admittedly
some people say
some may say
of course
nevertheless
but not only that
Grammatical signals for problem-solution pattern of idea development