It is important to work out all the important details of the scene. Once this is done, it should be decided that which details will be prominently presented to the readers.
The next step is to describe all the elements of the scene in a logical order. As a writer, you can choose any of these approaches.
You may even start from a point away from the main character. Even if, in the story, the readers are viewing the scene from the eyes of the main character, it is not mandatory for the writer to start from a point near him. However, it is very important that the writer uses transition words to form a logical relationship between the details or objects presented in the scene.
There are many advantages to using this method of organization in writing. However, for a student who wants to use this method for the sole purpose of writing his essays and assignments, it can be difficult to understand all the advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, a budding writer or a student who gets assignments to write essays frequently should definitely read about the Spatial order in order to understand enough to be able to employ it in his writings.
Your email address will not be published. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Skip to content. What is Spatial Order? Transitional words for Spatial order: As already mentioned, most of the students and writers find it difficult to identify the implementation of spatial order. How Spatial order can be used in writing: As already mentioned, the best and the most appropriate place to use a spatial organization or spatial order is in the descriptions of scenes and setting.
Advantages of Spatial order in writing: There are many advantages to using this method of organization in writing. Here are some of the advantages of using Spatial order in writing: By using the spatial order of writing, the elements of a scene can be arranged in the order of their appearance in space.
Many times, while describing a scene of a paragraph in a piece of content, one can be in the situation of having to involve a lot of elements or objects. To avoid any confusion while describing such a scene, it is best that spatial order is used. By using the spatial order, you can describe a scene in an absolutely logical order. This logic or reason becomes really crucial for the paragraph. It is because of this logical order only that the readers get to understand the text written.
No matter how many elements are there in a paragraph or how complex the setting of a scene is, if you use the spatial order of writing, your readers will be able to understand the intended meaning of the paragraph.
In the spatial order of writing, the use of transitional words is involved. And because of these transitional words, the readability of the content is enhanced. Because of these transitional words, it becomes a lot easier for the readers to grasp the meaning of the content. As already mentioned, most of the budding writers do not know much about the Spatial order of writing.
Therefore, as a student, if you implement spatial order in one of your essays or one of your assignments, it gives you an edge over the other students of your class.
Spatial order gives your essay a distinctive appeal. It indicates to your professor or your supervisor that you have put in more effort than all your peers or classmates. The spatial speech pattern organizes information according to how things fit together in physical space.
This pattern is best used when your main points are oriented to different locations that can exist independently. The basic reason to choose this format is to show that the main points have clear locations. Problem-Cause-Solution order: a method of organizing persuasive speeches in which the first main point identifies a problem, the second main point analyzes the causes of the problem, and the third main point presents a solution to the problem.
The problem-cause-solution organizational pattern organizes the argument by describing a problem, identifying what you believe is causing the problem, and then recommend a solution to correct the problem. This pattern is marked by such transitions as next, then, the following morning, a few hours later, still later, that Wednesday, by noon, when she was seventeen, before the sun rose, that April , and so on.
Chronological order can suit different rhetorical modes or patterns of exposition. It naturally fits in narration, because when we tell a story, we usually follow the order in which events occur. Chronological order applies to process in the same way, because when we describe or explain how something happens or works, we usually follow the order in which the events occur.
But chronological order may also apply to example, description, or parts of any other pattern of exposition. Another principle of organization is spatial order. In this pattern, items are arranged according to their physical position or relationships. In describing a shelf or desk, I might describe items on the left first, then move gradually toward the right.
Describing a room, I might start with what I see as I enter the door, then what I see as I step to the middle of the room, and finally the far side. In explaining some political or social problem, I might discuss first the concerns of the East Coast, then those of the Midwest, then those of the West Coast. Describing a person, I might start at the feet and move up to the head, or just the other way around. This pattern might use such transitions as just to the right, a little further on, to the south of Memphis, a few feet behind, in New Mexico, turning left on the pathway , and so on.
Spatial order is pretty common in description, but can also apply to examples, to some comparisons, some classifications [the southern species of this bird. A third common principle of organization is climactic order or order of importance. In this pattern, items are arranged from least important to most important. Typical transitions would include more important, most difficult, still harder, by far the most expensive, even more damaging, worse yet, and so on. A variation of climactic order is called psychological order.
This pattern or organization grows from our learning that readers or listeners usually give most attention to what comes at the beginning and the end, and least attention to what is in the middle. In this pattern, then, you decide what is most important and put it at the beginning or the end; next you choose what is second most important and put it at the end or the beginning whichever remains ; the less important or powerful items are then arranged in the middle.
If the order of importance followed 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, with 5 being most important, psychological order might follow the order 4, 3, 1, 2, 5. Still other principles of organization based on emphasis include general-to-specific order , specific-to general order , most-familiar-to-least-familiar , simplest-to-most-complex , order of frequency , order of familiarity , and so on.
A fourth broad principle of organization is called topical order , and this is sort of a catchall pattern. It refers to organization that emerges from the topic itself. For example, a description of a computer might naturally involve the separate components of the central processing unit, the monitor, and the keyboard, while a discussion of a computer purchase might discuss needs, products, vendors, and service.
A discussion of a business might explore product, customer, and location, and so on. Topical order, then, simply means an order that arises from the nature of the topic itself.
I'm not sure any single list can identify all of the different logical ways of organizing information. You may have forms in your workplace that impose a certain order on how an event or action is reported.
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