IXL | Organize information by topic | 12th grade language arts

A student is writing a report on Pripyat, Ukraine, a city near an infamous nuclear disaster. Read the piece of information in each row, then select the section where it fits best.

	Sections
	Past	Present	Future
In the aftermath of the 1986 meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, radioactive material penetrated the skies of Pripyat.
Experts predict that it will be several centuries until the town can be safely inhabited again.
Pripyat is a ghost town: the post office still contains unmailed letters, and feral animals wander through abandoned buildings.

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A medical writer is writing an informational brochure about jobs in the healthcare sector. Read the piece of information in each row, then select the section where it fits best.

	Sections
	Jobs with current or expected growth	Best jobs for your skill set	Education and training
Those with technical prowess and strong interpersonal skills may consider a position in diagnostic medical sonography.
Speech-language pathologists, who diagnose and treat communication and swallowing disorders, usually earn at least a master's degree before becoming licensed.
As baby boomers (Americans born between 1946 and 1964) continue to enter retirement, the need for occupational therapists is increasing.

key idea

Well-organized writing is easier for the reader to understand. Part of what makes for well-organized writing is having a clear and consistent focus for each section, from an individual paragraph to an entire chapter.

Throughout the writing process—whether you are brainstorming, drafting, or revising—think carefully about which sections are needed to develop your topic. When you want to incorporate a piece of information, such as an idea, quote, or fact, consider whether it is relevant to your topic and which section it relates to most closely.

Before becoming a judge, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as the chief litigator for the ACLU's Women's Rights Project.

In an essay about the ACLU, this information would fit better in a section about the ACLU's history than in a section about the ACLU's purpose.

solution

The first piece of information suggests a job option based on the major skills it requires, so it fits best in the Best jobs for your skill set section.

Those with technical prowess and strong interpersonal skills may consider a position in diagnostic medical sonography.

The second piece of information describes the typical education path for one healthcare profession, so it fits best in the Education and training section.

Speech-language pathologists, who diagnose and treat communication and swallowing disorders, usually earn at least a master's degree before becoming licensed.

The third piece of information identifies an area of healthcare with growing job opportunities, so it fits best in the Jobs with current or expected growth section.

As baby boomers (Americans born between 1946 and 1964) continue to enter retirement, the need for occupational therapists is increasing.

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