There are three main orders used in organizing paragraphs: time order, space order, and logical order. Time order discusses events in the order they occurred and uses transitional words like first and then. Space order describes people, places, or things from a specific viewpoint using words like inside and next to. Logical order arranges information from general to specific using a topic sentence followed by details (deductive) or from specific details to a general statement (inductive). Other orders include order of importance, comparison, and definition.

1. ORDER IN THE
PARAGRAPH

2. There are 3 orders
 Time Order
 Space order
 Logical sequence

3. The Time Order
 Discuss facts in the order in which
they occurred.
 Useful in explaining process, in
writing historical event and telling a
story
 Use transitional expression – first,
past, future, now, once, soon, then
and finally.

4. Example:
 TheAMA was organized in 1846 in
NewYork City.
 Nicolas Copernicus had lived in the
Cathedral for 3o years already.

5. The Space Order
 Used to describe a person, place or
thing.
- Choose a particular point of view
when describing an object to avoid
confusing your readers.
- definite description

6.  Describe at one specific point and
moves on in a specific direction.
- nearest to farthest ; bottom to
top; top to bottom, left to right; right
to left.
 To indicate position or direction use :
- form, here, inside, in front of, next
to, on, over, under, to and beyond.

7. Example:
 The best place Compton had been able to
find for work on the pile was a squash
court under theWest Stands of Stag Field,
the University of Chicago Stadium. To the
west, on Ellis Avenue, the stadium is closed
by a tall graystone structure in the guise of
a medieval castle.Through a heavily portal
is the entrance to the space beneath the
West Stands.The squash court was part of
this space. It was 3Oft wide and over 26ft.
high

8. Logical Order
 DeductiveOrder /
- General to Specific.
 The topic Sentence, which is general, is
followed with specific
reason, examples, facts, explanations, c
omparison and details that support the
topic sentence

9. Inductive Order
 Specific to General
 Supporting details toTopic Sentence

10. Example:
Topic Sentence : He would become the team’s
mechanics man
1st detail : He had shown improvement learning
acronyms and raising his grade from an F to
an A.
2nd detail: He had considerable experience in
building car engines with his brother cousin.
3rd detail : He was thinking of building
something of his own.

11. The Order of Importance
 Least Important detail and move on
to the most important one at the end
of the paagraph.

12.  That helps connect the result of
something with the events or facts
that precede it.

13. Example:
Alzheimer’s disease is caused by
changes in nerve endings and brain
cells that interfere with normal brain
function. Symptoms of Alzheimer’s
progress from simple forgetfulness to
severe loss of memory.

14. Comparison Order
 Measures one subject against another
subject.
 Contrasted details are given to
illustrate the difference between the
subjects.

15. Example:
 Locating a file on the computer is
likened to locating a file in a file
cabinet. Entering the A or C drive on
the computer is similar to opening a
drawer of the file cabinet. Clicking the
subdirectory on the computer is
comparable to opening a file pulled
from the drawer.

16. Definition Order
 Explain words and Ideas in a clear
fashion.

17. Example:
 Advice is a noun that means an
opinion or a recommendation: My
advice to you is to get a second
opinion. Advise is a verb that means
to inform or to recommend: I would
advise you to get second opinion.