Even an essay with great ideas can be ineffective without logical organization. One of the focus areas of the revision process is to make sure the essay is organized in a way that makes sense for the audience, purpose, and subject matter.
Overview
A comprehensive tutorial on organization
A tutorial explaining five strategies to effectively reorganize a draft
Organizing Specific Kinds of Essays
Compare/contrast essay: this guide covers the basics of the compare/contrast essay, notably how to identify when you're being asked to compare/contrast, use compare/contrast for different assignments, and develop your thesis.
Classic argument: this resource focuses on the Toulmin Method, but more generally identifies familiar concerns and steps that readers will expect you to address when they read your argument.
Rhetorical analysis (of visual texts): this Purdue OWL page explains how to organize the essential parts of your analysis—the introduction, thesis, and body paragraphs.
Transitions
Transitions are words, phrases, and sentences that show the reader how the ideas in your essay connect to each other. The effective use of transitions can greatly increase the readability and flow of your writing.
Connecting ideas and sentences
