| Writing patterns: | Ways authors organize the information they present.
Writing patterns are also known as organizational patterns, patterns of development, rhetorical patterns and thinking patterns.
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| List pattern: | A group of items presented in no specific order since the order is unimportant.
The list pattern is also known as listing pattern.
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| Sequence pattern: | A list of items presented in a specific order because the order is important.
The sequence pattern is also known as time order, chronological order, a process, or a series.
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| Definition pattern: | Pattern presenting the meaning of an important term discussed throughout a passage.
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| Comparison-contrast pattern: | Similarities (comparisons) between two or more things are presented, differences (contrasts) between two or more things are presented, or both similarities and differences are presented.
The comparison-contrast pattern is also known as ideas in opposition.
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| Cause-effect pattern: | Reasons (causes) and results (effects) of events or conditions are presented.
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| Mixed pattern: | Combination of two or more writing patterns in the same paragraph or passage.
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