C20 Organization
Organization schemes:
· General to specific
· Simple to complex
· Chronological
· Methodological (organized around different research methods)
· Conceptual (organized around theories or concepts)
· From strongest to weakest point (or weakest to strongest)
· From most to least interesting
· From least to most interesting (climactic organization)
· Put the weakest (or the bad news) in the middle
· From good news to bad news (or positive to negative)
Which of these organization schemes makes the most sense for the genre you are writing? Which seems like it would have the most impact on your audience?
Media Suggestions
There are a variety of free online outlining tools. Here are a few that your students might like to try.
• WorkFlowy, an online and mobile app outliner: https://workflowy.com
