4. Arrangement
ARRANGEMENT: The ordering of ideas — or “flow.”
Some existing forms of arrangement: The classical model, lab reports, the 5-paragraph essay.
5. Arrangement
ARRANGEMENT: The ordering of ideas — or “flow.”
Some existing forms of arrangement: The classical model, lab reports, the 5-paragraph essay.
Strong writers can invent their own forms of arrangement.
6. Arrangement
ARRANGEMENT: The ordering of ideas — or “flow.”
Some existing forms of arrangement: The classical model, lab reports, the 5-paragraph essay.
Strong writers can invent their own forms of arrangement.
Three things to keep in mind when inventing your own arrangement:
7. Arrangement
ARRANGEMENT: The ordering of ideas — or “flow.”
Some existing forms of arrangement: The classical model, lab reports, the 5-paragraph essay.
Strong writers can invent their own forms of arrangement.
Three things to keep in mind when inventing your own arrangement:
• Don’t violate basic logic
8. Arrangement
ARRANGEMENT: The ordering of ideas — or “flow.”
Some existing forms of arrangement: The classical model, lab reports, the 5-paragraph essay.
Strong writers can invent their own forms of arrangement.
Three things to keep in mind when inventing your own arrangement:
• Don’t violate basic logic
• Plot your ideas so that they build to a “climax.”
9. Arrangement
ARRANGEMENT: The ordering of ideas — or “flow.”
Some existing forms of arrangement: The classical model, lab reports, the 5-paragraph essay.
Strong writers can invent their own forms of arrangement.
Three things to keep in mind when inventing your own arrangement:
• Don’t violate basic logic
• Plot your ideas so that they build to a “climax.”
• Be able to name the plot underlying your arrangement and to justify it.
10. Arrangement
ARRANGEMENT: The ordering of ideas — or “flow.”
Some existing forms of arrangement: The classical model, lab reports, the 5-paragraph essay.
Strong writers can invent their own forms of arrangement.
Three things to keep in mind when inventing your own arrangement:
• Don’t violate basic logic
• Plot your ideas so that they build to a “climax.”
• Be able to name the plot underlying your arrangement and to justify it.
Four useful plots
11. Arrangement
ARRANGEMENT: The ordering of ideas — or “flow.”
Some existing forms of arrangement: The classical model, lab reports, the 5-paragraph essay.
Strong writers can invent their own forms of arrangement.
Three things to keep in mind when inventing your own arrangement:
• Don’t violate basic logic
• Plot your ideas so that they build to a “climax.”
• Be able to name the plot underlying your arrangement and to justify it.
Four useful plots
1. Simple—>complex
12. Arrangement
ARRANGEMENT: The ordering of ideas — or “flow.”
Some existing forms of arrangement: The classical model, lab reports, the 5-paragraph essay.
Strong writers can invent their own forms of arrangement.
Three things to keep in mind when inventing your own arrangement:
• Don’t violate basic logic
• Plot your ideas so that they build to a “climax.”
• Be able to name the plot underlying your arrangement and to justify it.
Four useful plots
1. Simple—>complex
2. Familiar—>unfamiliar
13. Arrangement
ARRANGEMENT: The ordering of ideas — or “flow.”
Some existing forms of arrangement: The classical model, lab reports, the 5-paragraph essay.
Strong writers can invent their own forms of arrangement.
Three things to keep in mind when inventing your own arrangement:
• Don’t violate basic logic
• Plot your ideas so that they build to a “climax.”
• Be able to name the plot underlying your arrangement and to justify it.
Four useful plots
1. Simple—>complex
2. Familiar—>unfamiliar
3. Less significant—>more significant
14. Arrangement
ARRANGEMENT: The ordering of ideas — or “flow.”
Some existing forms of arrangement: The classical model, lab reports, the 5-paragraph essay.
Strong writers can invent their own forms of arrangement.
Three things to keep in mind when inventing your own arrangement:
• Don’t violate basic logic
• Plot your ideas so that they build to a “climax.”
• Be able to name the plot underlying your arrangement and to justify it.
Four useful plots
1. Simple—>complex
2. Familiar—>unfamiliar
3. Less significant—>more significant
4. Less controversial—>more controversial