Improving Development & Structure

UCI's Writing Rubric

Development & Structure refers to the effectiveness with which students organize their writing. Considerations include: Is the writing easy to follow? Is the structure consistent with the norms of the discipline/genre? Does the organization make it easy to follow the student’s logic or reasoning about the topic?

Strategies to Improve Development & Structure in Your Writing and Communication Assignments

Use Frameworks as Templates to Structure Your Writing

How to Select the Right Framework

Three genres that are commonly used in academic writing are informational/analytic, compare & contrast, and argumentative/persuasive writing. Select one of the frameworks below to help structure your paper. If you're not sure which genre your assignment requires, the video on the left will help.

The Frameworks