Title: Assignment 4A: Types of Writing Patterns
Course: Reading Test Remediation

For this course, we will cover five different patterns of writing. Just so you know, there are more out there!

comparison & contrast [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];
process [do this, then do this, then do this; or this happens, then this happens, then this happens];
cause & effect [this happens, then (as a result) this happens]
definition [narrowing groups of meanings, from the broad class to which the term belongs, to the narrower groups, to the individual distinguishing characteristics
chronological [this happened, then this happened, then this happened].

Your assignment is to visit Teen Ink, an online magazine. Go through the site and select a non-fiction article to read. You should determine the writing pattern that the author uses. Be sure you select an article that has a writing pattern that you recognize. To complete this assignment, answer the following questions:

1. What is the name of your article?
2. Who wrote it?
3. What is the topic of the article?
4. What is the writing pattern of the article?
5. How do you know your answer to #4 is correct? Please give examples here: