College Composition / Unit 15 CMP 0351 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Organizing for a Reader
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The idea
Organization is the order in which a writer presents ideas, chosen so readers can follow the reasoning.
In practice
Writers choose among widely used reasoning strategies, patterns for thinking and writing, to find the most logical way to make their points.
Where people slip
A draft in the order the writer thought of things is rarely in the order a reader needs them.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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