This page gives a quick, but thorough look at a few good ways to organize a piece of writing.

In writing and reading organization is the key to a reader's understanding. A great site for those of you who are looking for some further explanation of organization in writing. There is instruction, an example text, and specific...

This lesson focuses on logic in paragraphs including logic, structure, rank order, and organization.

Here is a run-down of several basic patterns of organization to use when writing. An example is given for each pattern, as well as an explanation.

This PDF article explains five different patterns of organization to help students select an organization that matches the purpose of their writing so that the audience can more easily follow along. The patterns are sequential, spatial,...

This resource from Kim's Korner for Teacher Talk defines various patterns of text organization and provides a brief essay example of each pattern.