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Putting Information Together

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You have to think about the information you have gathered and how you are going to use it. Organize information based on the relationships between ideas. These relationships may include:
  • Similarities or differences
  • Sequence of events
  • Cause and effect

Can you think of any others?

Relationships

When you are thinking about the relationships of your ideas, you may also want to consider

  • How the pictures in an article helped make a point
  • Reasons an author gives to support points in a text
  • Similarities or differences in articles that you have read 

Types of Writing

There are different kinds of essays or reports you can write.

  • Opinion - giving your opinion on a topic with supporting evidence
  • Informative/explanatory- explaining a concept including facts, definitions, and details
  • Narrative- describing an experience with a sequence of events and possibly dialogue