Properties

of Well-
Written Test

(Organization,
Coherence &
Cohesion )
Organization in writing

-is how ideas are

presented. Typically,
organization refers to
the larger parts of a
piece of writing,
although it also refers to
how paragraphs and
sentences are written.
The flow of a piece of
writing affects how
readers interpret ideas

The Importance of
Organization
-Your prewriting activities and
readings have helped you
gather information for your
assignment. The more you sort
through the pieces of
information you found, the
more you will begin to see the
connections between them.
Patterns and gaps may begin to
stand out. But only when you
start to organize your ideas
will you be able to translate
your raw insights into a form
that will communicate meaning
to your audience.
Organizational Patterns
•Chronological
-A chronological pattern of
organization arranges
information according to a
progression of time, either
forward or backward. This
means that the plot sticks to
a specific timeline. The best
example of writing in
chronological order can be
seen in any novel or short
story. For the most part, all
fiction is written in
chronological order. These
stories have a specific
beginning, middle, and end.
•Order of Importance •Compare and Contrast

-A second type of A third type of organizational

organizational pattern is pattern is compare and
contrast. In terms of writing,
order of importance, which
compare means to describe the
is exactly how it sounds. The
similarities between two
importance of the ideas objects or ideas. Contrast, on
determines the order each the other hand, means to
occurs in the writing. The describe the differences.
most important idea is
described in the writing first,
followed by the second most
important, then the third,
and so on and so forth.