2016-09-01 Writing: listing vs. time order

Greg Malivuk
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NO SCHOOL MONDAY SEPTEMBER 5 (Labor Day)
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handout p. 78
listing-order: when the time of each step or instruction isn’t important. you could choose to explain your ideas in a different order and it would still make sense. The reader could also choose not to do one of your ideas, and they can still accomplish the goal.
time-order: when the time is important (you must do one step before another). if you change the order of your ideas, the paragraph doesn’t make sense

p. 79
Time order transitions:
First, / First of all, / Second, / Third, / Next, / After that, / Then / Finally,
Before a test, / In the morning, / During a flight,
(Most of these are at the beginning of a sentence and need a comma. “Then” doesn’t need a comma.)
You don’t need a comma if the time phrase comes at the end:
	Before a test, get enough sleep. = Get enough sleep before a test.

Listing order transitions:
First, / First of all, / Second, / Third, / In addition, / Also, / Another… / Finally,
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Note: “finally” introduces your last step or suggestion, it does NOT introduce the conclusion.

Also note: you shouldn’t use a transition signal for every sentence. This can make a paragraph more confusing instead of more clear.
“First, you’ll need to get all of the ingredients. You’ll need flour, eggs, …, and cheese. You can find these things in most grocery stores.”
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p. 80 practice 4 - Decide if each of these topics should be listing-order or time-order.
3 time
4 listing
5 listing
6 time (how to learn is probably time-order, but how to practice or improve might be listing order)
7 time
8 time
9 time
10 listing
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Homework: p. 80-82 - Decide the order of these sentences in a how-to paragraph.