Sequencing?
People often think of numbers when they hear the word sequence. The numbers “1,2,3,4” are in sequence. Sentences and paragraphs are also placed in sequence.
What is sequencing?
Sequence refers to the order that symbols appear. The sequence “1,2,3,4” is a logical sequence. There is pattern to the numbers. The numbers are arranged from smallest to largest. They could have been arranged in a different sequence. Likewise, there are a number of different ways to logically organize sentences.
Writers typically arrange sentences, paragraphs, and ideas in one of several; patterns. Common patterns include:
| Spatial order | (near to far) |
| Chronological order | (first to last) |
| Logical order | (first step to last step) |
| Specificity order | (general to specific) |
| Familiarity order | (known to unknown) |
| Comparative order | (alternating similarities) |
| Importance order | (least important to most important) |
| Cause and effect order | (alternating cause and effect) |