Business people enhance their written communications by using appropriate methods of organization.

Organization methods
Business people enhance their written communications by using
appropriate methods of organization. Determine the
best method for each of the topics below.
METHODS OF ORGANIZATION

sequential

division and classification

general to specific

chronological

decreasing order of importance

specific to general

spatial

increasing order of importance

comparison

SELECT FIVE (5):

TOPIC:

STUDENT RESPONSE:
Best organizational method

Announcing the winners of an election

Explaining different NYC subway lines

Describing the layout of your workspace

Determining the best school to attend

Instructions on how to cook a vegetable omelet

Supporting an argument against smoking

Take one of these topics and create an outline using that
organization method.

EXAMPLE:

Describing college schools and departments

METHOD:

Division and Classification

OUTLINE:

School of Arts and Humanities
Academic Departments: African and African American Studies; Art;
English; History; Journalism, Communication, and Theatre; Languages
and Literatures; Latin American, Latino, and Puerto Rican Studies;
Music; and Philosophy.
School of Natural and Social Sciences
Academic Departments: Anthropology, Biological Sciences,
Chemistry, Earth, Environmental, & Geospatial Sciences,
Economics & Business, Mathematics & Computer Science,
Physics & Astronomy, Political Science, Psychology,
Sociology
School of Health Sciences, Human Services and Nursing
Academic Departments: Health Sciences; Social Work; Nursing; and
Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences.

TOPIC:

METHOD:

OUTLINE: