Organize Your Ideas Like a Pro

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What are some tips for sorting out ideas for a narrative paper?

Put your ideas in order: first, second, third, and so on.

How can you organize your ideas if you are writing about where things are located?

By where things are located - from one side to the other, from the center and outwards, bottom to top, and so on.

How can you organize your ideas if you are writing a description paper?

By where things are located - from one side to the other, from the center and outwards, bottom to top, and so on.

How can you organize your ideas if you want to start with your most important idea?

You can figure out what your most important idea is and start with that first. Signup and view all the answers

How can you organize your ideas if you want to start with your least important point and work up to your most powerful idea?

You start with your least important point and work up to your most powerful idea at the end. Signup and view all the answers

What type of paper may require a comparison/contrast?

A comparison/contrast paper. Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of organizing your ideas for a paper?

To present your thoughts and information in a logical and coherent manner. Signup and view all the answers

What are the two ways to compare and contrast things?

The two ways to compare and contrast things are by putting all the similarities together and then putting all the differences together, or by alternating between the ways they are similar and different. Signup and view all the answers

Give an example of how to use the first way of comparing and contrasting.

One example of using the first way of comparing and contrasting is by writing all the ways baseball and football are the same in one part of your paper and all the ways they are different in another part. Signup and view all the answers

Give an example of how to use the second way of comparing and contrasting.

One example of using the second way of comparing and contrasting is by alternating between the ways two friends are similar and different. For example, you could start by writing about their height and then their talents. Signup and view all the answers

How can you organize a problem and solution essay?

You can organize a problem and solution essay by either writing everything about the problem and then everything about the solution, or by writing about different parts of the problem and a solution for each part. Signup and view all the answers

Give an example of how to use the first way of organizing a problem and solution essay.

One example of using the first way of organizing a problem and solution essay is by explaining all the problems with a bicycle first and then explaining all the ways to fix them. Signup and view all the answers

Give an example of how to use the second way of organizing a problem and solution essay.

One example of using the second way of organizing a problem and solution essay is by explaining each problem, one at a time, and then explaining how to fix it. For example, you could explain the problem of the chain falling off and then explain how to fix it. Signup and view all the answers

How can you write about categories with specific examples?

You can write about categories with specific examples by explaining some general things about the category and then going on to write about particular examples within that category. Signup and view all the answers

Give an example of how to write about categories with specific examples.

One example of writing about categories with specific examples is by explaining some general things about garden weeds and then writing about particular weeds like dandelions and thistles. Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a cause and effect essay?

The purpose of a cause and effect essay is to explain how something happened by identifying the main reasons for the event and explaining how each reason caused a certain result. Signup and view all the answers