Skills

Main Idea and Supporting Details	Summarization	Fact vs. Opinion
Author's Purpose	Author's Organization	Cause & Effect
Story Elements	Make Inferences	Draw Conclusions

Author's organize their writing in specific ways. As a reader, it is important to recognize these patterns of organization. Here are some ways author's may present their writing:

* Place events in the order that they happened.

* Rank items in order of importance.

* Compare and contrast two things.

* Present an effect and explain the causes.

* Divide things into groups and discuss each group.

* Describe a problem and explain ways to solve it.