{"id":4282,"date":"2013-06-29T03:31:55","date_gmt":"2013-06-29T03:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/?page_id=4282"},"modified":"2025-12-09T13:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T19:21:10","slug":"organization-in-a-paper","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/organization-in-a-paper\/","title":{"rendered":"Organization in a Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Top 6 Tips to Improve Your Essay Organization<\/h1>\n<p>There are several ways to organize a paper. Here are some examples of popular organization structures: Spatial, in which you set things up in space, one section of the setting at a time; Cause and Effect, in which you discuss a set of causes, then what effect they had; Compare and Contrast, in which you talk about similarities between two or more topics, then the differences; Chronological, in which you describe things in the order in which they happen or should happen. Classification and Division, in which you explain something in a general manner and then get more and more specific; as well as Problem\/Solution, in which you present a problem and then explain the solution, or solutions, to the problem. These are just some ways you can organize a paper.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" title=\"Organization in a Paper\" style=\"width:420px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL__WCbUkuL25Y\"><div id=\"lyte__WCbUkuL25Y\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F_WCbUkuL25Y%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\">Organization in a Paper<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_WCbUkuL25Y\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F_WCbUkuL25Y%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Organization in a Paper\" width=\"420\" height=\"295\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:420px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion\"><input id=\"transcript\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"transcript\">Transcript<\/label>\n<div class=\"spoiler\" id=\"transcript-spoiler\">\n<p>Organization is very important in a paper, because it helps the reader follow the writer&#8217;s train of thought. There are several types of organization. Some of those I&#8217;ve written up here on the board. The important thing is that the writer picks a method of organization and sticks with it through the entire paper. <b>The first method of organization is spatial organization.<\/b> Say I was describing a room.<\/p>\n<p>I would describe everything on the floor, then everything on one wall, and moving clockwise describe each wall, then describe the ceiling. I wouldn&#8217;t describe the couch, then a painting on one wall, then a picture on another wall, then discuss the recliner on the floor. I would focus on one area of the room before moving on to the next area. <b>Another way to organize a paper is through cause and effect.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>You could talk about something that&#8217;s going on and the effect of that, or talk about several causes and several effects. <b>You can also compare and contrast<\/b> where you&#8217;re talking about two or more things, talking about how these things are alike and how these things are different. <b>Another way is through chronological order.<\/b> You could talk about the series of events. This is great if it&#8217;s step-by-step instructions.<\/p>\n<p>You wouldn&#8217;t start with something and start talking about it and say, &#8220;Oh, before you do this make sure you do this.&#8221; You would start at the very beginning. If you were talking about a recipe, you would talk about the first ingredient, then the second ingredient, then the third ingredient. That can be very good. If you&#8217;re talking about someone&#8217;s life, you would start when they were born and move all the way till where they are currently or until death.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re talking about a series of events, it&#8217;s best to get the background information first and work up to today. Chronological order can be a great method of organization. <b>Classification and division.<\/b> This is talking about things that are very general and getting more specific. <b>Problem and solution.<\/b> You can talk about a problem and then the solution to that problem, or some possible solutions to that problem. These are just some basic ways to organize a paper.<\/p>\n<p>There are other methods out there. There are some that you can come up with on your own. You wouldn&#8217;t have to find them. You just naturally know this is the best way to organize my paper. The important thing is: Find one way to organize your paper and stick with it. Don&#8217;t jump around between the different methods of organization.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top 6 Tips to Improve Your Essay Organization There are several ways to organize a paper. 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