Lesson 2 - Patterns of Development in Writing Across Disciplines Flashcards
sequential presentation of events plays an important role. Signal words help to create unified thought and to show the transition of events to the next.
Narration
is also important to help you create a vivid picture of what you are trying to express through written text
Description
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.
Definition
(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.
Exemplification
is set to demonstrate both similarities as well as differences, sometimes it only shows similarities, and at other times, only differences.
Comparison and Contrast Essay
Reminder:
___ in writing discusses elements that are similar while contrast in writing discusses elements or ideas that are different. As a writer, you should help the readers see how these two ideas are similar or different by showing their advantages and disadvantages so they can weigh the pros and cons before they make a judgment or decision.
Comparison
is a text development pattern that explains why something happens. It also states what results in a particular event produces. It usually gives a statement emphasizing the cause and another emphasizing the effect.
Cause and Effect
The kind of words we used to describe how your subject looks, sounds, feels, smells or even tastes.
Sensory Language
where the writer presents impartial and actual picture of the subject without biases and excluding personal impression of the subject just like when you give your description of an experiment in class
Objective Description
Pattern in your essays about different topics, issues or recent developments in various fields.
Problem Solution
the type of paragraph development that focuses on presenting points of view to persuade or encourage your readers.
Persuasive
Three Properties of a Well-Written Text
Cohesion
Coherence
Use of Punctuation (Proper Mechanics)
– has nothing to do with the content
but rather the connectedness of each
paragraph. It refers to the smooth transition of
one paragraph to another using cohesive
devices.
Cohesion
means overall understandability
of what one writes or says in a text. This may
include supporting, organizing, and clarifying
ideas.
Coherence
refers to the set of conventions in writing which includes
capitalization, spelling, numerals, abbreviations,
acronyms, and contractions.
Use of Punctuation (Proper Mechanics)
