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/persuasivewriting. 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.