Organization

ORGANIZATION is the structure of the paper. The order should be logical and effective so that the reader hardly thinks about it. The information should be delivered at just the right moment. There should be an inviting lead that "hooks" the reader. The body should build to an important point by using supporting details that fit where they are placed. The conclusion should tie everything together. The ideas should be linked together with smooth transitions.
 * Organization**

Top Organization Websites [|Kim's Korner for Teacher Talk] [|Writing Fix] [|Edina organization resources] [|Tool for Teaching Writing] [|Strategies for teaching the 6 traits] ====[|Six Trait Prompts] ==== [|Graphic Organizers - K-12] [|Organization Activities and Power Point]

90 Titles to Support Organization --[[file:book list.pdf]]
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Additional Titles
[|__**Tomorrow's Alphabet**__] by Donald Crews [|__**Twilight Comes Twice**__] by Ralph Fletcher  [|**__Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge__**] by Mem Fox   [|__**Because of Winn-Dixie**__]  by Kate DiCamillo   ** [|__Big and Little__] ** by Steve Jenkins  [|**__Brave Margaret: An Irish Adventure__**] by Robert De San Souci  [|**__Fish Faces__**] by Norbert Wu  [|__**Goldilocks and the Three Bears**__] by James Marshall  [|__**If You Give a Pig a Pancake**__] by Laura Numeroff  [|__**That's Good! That's Bad!**__] by Margery Cuyler ** [|__There's a Nightmare in My Closet__] ** by Mercer Mayer  [|__**Through My Eyes**__] by Ruby Bridges  [|**The Sibling Report**] (Mentor Text: __Tub-boo-boo__)  [|**Pros, Cons, and Hooks**] (Mentor Text: __How I Became A Pirate__)  [|**Overcoming a Personified Fear**] (Mentor Text: __There's a Nightmare in my Closet__)  [|**Who's to Blame Stories**] (Mentor Text: __Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo!__)  [|**Fracturing Tales Through Titles**] (Mentor Text: __The Wolf Who Cried Boy__)  [|**"Oh, That's Good!" "No, That's Bad!"**] (Mentor Text:__That's Good, That's Bad__)  [|**"Beyond //Happily Ever Afters//... "**] (Mentor Text: __Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude__)  [|**A Vocabulary Fashion Show**] (Mentor Text: __Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster__)

Transitional phrases to aid organization
TRANSITIONS TO EMPHASIZE A POINT TRANSITIONS TO CONTRAST ITEMS
 * again || another key point || first thing to remember ||
 * for this reason || frequently || important to realize ||
 * indeed || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">in fact || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">key point ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">most compelling evidence || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">most important information || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">must be remembered ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">on the negative side || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">on the positive side || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">point often overlooked ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">significant that || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">surprising || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">surprisingly enough ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">to emphasize || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">to point out || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">to repeat ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">truly || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">with this in mind ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">although || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">as opposed to || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">but || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">conversely || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">counter to ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">even so || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">even though || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">however || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">in spite of this || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">in the meantime ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">nevertheless || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">on the contrary || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">on the other hand || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">otherwise || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">sometimes ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">still || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">yet ||  ||

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">**TRANSITIONS TO SHOW TIME**

 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">about || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">after || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">afterward || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">as soon as || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">at ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">at the same time || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">before || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">during || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">finally || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">first ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">immediately || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">in the meantime || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">later || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">last || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">meanwhile ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">next || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">next week || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">next time || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">next year || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">prior to ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">second next || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">soon || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">then || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">third || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">till ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">today || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">tomorrow || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">until || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">when || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">yesterday ||  ||

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">**TRANSITIONS TO CLARIFY**

 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">for example || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">for instance || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">in other words || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">put another way ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">seems clear from this || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">simply stated || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">stated differently || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">that is ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">to clarify || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">to illustrate the point ||  ||

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">**TRANSITIONS TO ADD INFORMATION**

 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">additionally || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">again || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">along with || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">also || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">and ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">another || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">as well || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">besides || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">equally important || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">finally ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">for example || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">for instance || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">further || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">furthermore || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">in addition ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">likewise || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">moreover || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">next || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">together with ||  ||

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">**TRANSITIONS TO CONCLUDE OR SUMMARIZE**

 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">accordingly || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">all in all || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">as a result || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">consequently ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">due to || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">finally || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">in closing || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">in conclusion ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">in short || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">in summary || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">in the last analysis || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">lastly ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">logical conclusion is || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">therefore || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">thus || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">to conclude ||  ||

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">**TRANSITIONS TO ENUMERATE**

 * first || second || third || next || last || also || toward the middle ||
 * in addition || equally important || most important || another significant || of greatest significance || in the beginning || in the end ||