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Reading and Writing Lesson 1 Patterns of Development in Writing Across Disciplines Narration A narration is a way to tell a story by putting events in a logical order. It tells what happened or describes a chain of events that led to a conclusion or end. It tells us what happene...

Reading and Writing Lesson 1 Patterns of Development in Writing Across Disciplines Narration A narration is a way to tell a story by putting events in a logical order. It tells what happened or describes a chain of events that led to a conclusion or end. It tells us what happened, where it happened, and when. Narration is the pattern of development of short stories, poems, fiction and non-fiction books, films, and TV and radio programs. When you describe a narrative from a particular point of view, you are engaging in the practice of narrating.  Description A paragraph that employs description seeks to convey to the reader the image of a person, an object, a place, or a scenario through the use of words. It relies significantly on sensory elements, including sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste. The two types of description are objective and subjective. Objective Subjective The focus of an objective Subjective description shows description is on the thing how a writer feels about the being described, not on the subject and uses more writer's feelings, thoughts, or descriptive and richer language personal reactions to it. than objective description.  LET'S Tell whether the description is subjective description or objective. TRY!!! Sampaloc Lake is an inactive volcanic maar on the island of Luzon, the Philippines. It is the largest of the Seven Lakes of San Pablo, Laguna. Nearly half of the lake's depth has a shallow depression at the bottom, indicating its volcanic origin. It is approximately 104 hectares and 3.5-kilometer boardwalk. The lake is behind San Pablo City Capitol and at the foot of the Doña Leonila Park. Sampaloc Lake is one of the best tourist spots in San Pablo. It is where you can bring your friends and loved ones for picnic and bonding. Most of San Pableños jog around the lake and do ride bicycles not only to have morning  definition DEFINITIONS provide concise but exact meanings of unfamiliar words and explain special meanings for familiar words. They are often used to explain technical words and concepts. What to define always depends on the needs of the reader and the purpose of communication. It can be done in either of the two distinct methods of definition.  definition First, informal definition as either denotation or connotation. Denotation is the dictionary meaning of the word. For example: Rose is a family of prickly shrub with pinnate leaves and showy flowers. Connotation meaning of a word and not necessarily included in the dictionary. Rather it is how a writer understands a word based on their own personal or consensual experiences.  definition Second, formal definition consists of three principal parts: the species (WORD) n + Genus (CLASS) + Differentiae. The WORD is the name of the object, process, or concept defined. This is usually followed by “is” and “are” and the CLASS or general group to which the objects belongs. For example: Skimming (species) is a reading technique (class) of allowing the eyes to travel over a page very quickly, stopping only here and there to gain an idea (differentiae). Exemplification and Classification EXEMPLIFICATION (or illustration) is the most common and effective pattern to explain an idea or point. In developing this kind of paragraph, the writer develops a general statement the topic sentence – , with one or more examples to support it. Here are some transitional expressions in writing effective exemplification paragraphs: for instance, namely, to be specify, to clarify, to illustrate, for example, in short, as an example. Exemplification and Classification On the other hand, CLASSIFICATION is used when a writer needs to sort out or arrange subjects to groups or categories based on their common and shared characteristics. Here are some transitional expressions in writing effective classification paragraphs: classified as, one kind, the last group, another kind, another, final type, the first category, are categorized as, the next part.  Exemplification and Classification Remember that you can use both exemplification and classification in developing a paragraph by simply identifying categories on a particular subject and providing examples or illustration to explain and clarify meaning. comparison & contrast COMPARISON in writing discusses elements that are similar while in writing discusses elements or ideas that CONTRAST are different. A compare- -contrast essay, then anal and yzes two subjects comparing them, contrasting them, or both. However, its purpose is not to simply state the obvious but rather to illustrate subtle differences or unexpected similarities between two  Cause and Effect A cause is something that makes an event or condition happen, and an effect is what happens as a result. The primary objective of cause-and-effect in writing is to figure out how different things are related in terms of their causes and effects. There are topics that need emphasis on the questions of "how" and "why," and this is where the cause and effect pattern may be helpful. Problem Solution Problem Solution persuassive PERSUASIVE text can be in the form of an argument, discussion, exposition, review or even an advertisement. In developing your own persuasive text, a writer must first state the issue. This will serve as a background information about the topic. Then, it should be followed by a clear, strong and specific argument. persuassive An argument is one’s claim or position that can either support or reject the issue previously stated. Arguments shall be supported with a well-researched evidence, which will give details on how and why it supports the argument. Evidences can be factual, logical, statistical or anecdotal in nature. It can also explain counter-arguments not because the writer wants to prove which claims are wrong or right but to persuassive Lastly, a restating the main argument of the text w/ conclusion will be the end of the text. This will be your final statement to persuade your readers. Some guide questions in constructing a persuasive text include: What is the issue? What is your position or opinion? What is the opposing position/opinion? What are some reasons for your position/opinion? What are some cases or examples that support this? Thank you for listening!