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CHAPTER 10: Organizing Your Ideas pattern of organization Your topic and main idea determine which pattern of organization you will use to organize your supporting details. Time order—Time order—give reasons, list steps in a process, describe a routing, or tell about an event I had a terrible day yesterday. Sample main idea: I had a terrible day yesterday.
Copyright © 2002 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. CHAPTER 10: Organizing Your Ideas pattern of organization Your topic and main idea determine which pattern of organization you will use to organize your supporting details. Order of importance—Order of importance—give reasons to support a particular belief by moving from the least important reason to the most important Television provides many benefits. Sample main idea: Television provides many benefits. (Continued)
Copyright © 2002 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. CHAPTER 10: Organizing Your Ideas pattern of organization Your topic and main idea determine which pattern of organization you will use to organize your supporting details. Cause and effect—Cause and effect—tell why something happened by explaining the reasons for it (causes) or predict the possible results (effects if an event or action takes place People are under a lot of stress because they have too much to do. Sample main idea: People are under a lot of stress because they have too much to do. (Continued)
Copyright © 2002 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. CHAPTER 10: Organizing Your Ideas pattern of organization Your topic and main idea determine which pattern of organization you will use to organize your supporting details. Comparison and contrast—Comparison and contrast—show how two things are alike and/or how they are different SUVs and cars have different advantages and disadvantages. Sample main idea: SUVs and cars have different advantages and disadvantages. (Continued)
Copyright © 2002 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. CHAPTER 10: Organizing Your Ideas After choosing a pattern of organization, arrange the ideas you gathered in three groups. There are several ways to arrange your ideas: Idea mapping Circling Outlining Making a chart
Copyright © 2002 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. CHAPTER 10: Organizing Your Ideas (Continued) People are under a lot of stress because they have too much to do. Work Long Hours Low Pay Difficult Boss Too Many Deadlines Kids’ School Take Kids to School Driving Dangerous Drivers Heavy Traffic Idea mapping:
Copyright © 2002 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. CHAPTER 10: Organizing Your Ideas Circling: (Continued) TV provides many benefits. Main idea: TV provides many benefits. Ideas/Supporting Details: Game shows MoviesComedies Football, baseball, and basketball games Dramas News shows BiographiesDocumentaries Health programs GED preparation program Sesame Street—for kids Entertainment Information Education
Copyright © 2002 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. CHAPTER 10: Organizing Your Ideas Outlining: (Continued) Why I Had a Terrible Day I. Morning A. Overslept B. Couldn’t find keys C. Bus was late II. Afternoon A. Got yelled at by boss B. Got a headache C. Customers in bad moods III. Evening A. Began feeling sick B. Got soaked in the rain C. Had a temperature of 101°
Copyright © 2002 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. CHAPTER 10: Organizing Your Ideas Making a chart: (Continued)
Copyright © 2002 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. CHAPTER 10: Organizing Your Ideas Make sure that you have enough ideas and that they all relate to the main idea. Cross off any ideas that don’t relate to the main idea. Try to have at least two or three good supporting details in each of your three groups. Ask yourself the wh- questions if you need more ideas. Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?
THE END Chapter Review QuizGED Practice Quiz Practice the skills you learned in this chapter by taking the Chapter Review Quiz or the GED Practice Quiz. CHAPTER 10: Organizing Your Ideas Copyright © 2002 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.