Which organizational structure would be best for each situation? spatial cause-effect problem-solution
Question:
spatial
cause-effect
problem-solution
order of importance
Eva is writing an essay about her school's
new computers and their impact on students.
Hank is writing a proposal about ways to fix
issues with the student drop-off lanes at his school.
Gwen is writing a speech and begins with her
key Ideas so that she can emphasize their importance.
Kal is writing an informational article about
the features of his favorite bike.
Answers
1. Cause-effect: Eva is writing an essay about her school's new computers and their impact on students.
2. Spatial: Kai is writing an informational article about the features of his favorite bike.
3. Problem-Solution: Hank is writing a proposal about ways to fix issues with the student drop-off lanes at his school.
4. Order of Importance: Gwen is writing a speech and begins with her key ideas so that she can emphasize their importance.
Explanation:
When writing compositions different organizational structures are employed depending on the information the author wishes to pass. For example,
1. Cause-effect is employed when the writer wishes to show the relationship between an item and its effect on another. So, when Eva writes about the school's new computers and its impact on students she is trying to establish a cause and an effect.
2. Spatial organization is used when the writer wants to create a mental picture of something. So when Kai writes an informational article about the features of his favorite bike he employs spatial organization.
3. Problem-Solution lists a problem and proffers its solution. This is what Hank seeks to achieve when he writes a proposal about ways to fix issues with the student drop-off lanes at his school.
4. Order Of Importance makes a sequence in the order of events. When Gwen begins her speech with the key ideas to emphasize their importance she uses order of importance organizational structure.
elizabeth --> spatial
charity --> categorical
robert --> compare-contrasat
kent --> chronological
Explanation:
elizabeth is spatial because since she's describing a campsite, and the spatial organizational structure (also known as descriptive writing) is when you describe something.
charity is categorical because since she wants to sort ideas into groups, she can use categories to do so. in different cateogries, she can put similar things together.
robert is compare-contrast because since he wants the audience to decide between two options, the best way to show that two choices is by comparing and contrast them. (example: how the choices are similar, how they are different)
kent is chronological because since he wants to provide steps, it is best that he writes in chronological order (step 1, step 2, step 3...) which would make it easier for the audience to follow the steps
Robert is writing a speech, and he wants the audience to decide between two options. --> compare-contrast
Kent is writing instructions that provide the steps in a process. --> chronological
Elizabeth is writing a memoir that describes her favorite campsite in the forest. --> spatial
Charity is writing an essay and wants to sort related ideas into groups. --> categorical
the bottom one
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