PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT IN WRITING Flashcards
refers to the strategies or organizational structures writers use to present and elaborate on ideas.
Patterns Of Development In Writing
→ concise but exact meanings
→ to explain technical words
Definition
2 Types of Definition
→ informal
a. denotation - dictionary meaning of the word
b. connotation - secondary meaning
→ formal
a. word - “what is it?
b. class - “where does it belong?”
c. differentiae - “what makes it unique?”
→ uses detailed descriptions
→ creates a vivid image for the reader/audience
description
2 Types of Description
→ subjective
- includes the writer’s reactions and involves feelings or emotions
→ objective
- includes reactions and perceptions that most people would agree on
→ recounting a series of events in an orderly manner
→ based on experience or knowledge gained from reading or observation
Narration
3 Types of Narration
→ first-person perspective
- “I” “me” “we”
→ second-person perspective
- “you” “your” “yours”
→ third-person perspective
- “they” “them”
→ uses specific examples
→ enhances credibility and persuasiveness
Exemplification
4 Types of Exemplification
→ brief examples
- quick mentions w/o elaboration
→ extensive
- provide context and explanation
→ hypothetical
- creates scenarios; “what if”
→ statistical
- provides data and figures
→ divides into categories that share similar characteristics
classification
→ explains why something happens
→ explains the relationship between events or actions
Cause and Effect
4 Types of Cause and Effect
→ single cause-mult (one-to-many)
→ multiple cause-single (many-to-one)
→ casual chain (domino)
→ mult cause-mult (many-to-many)
→ influencing readers to embrace a specific idea or position
→ uses logical reasoning, compelling emotion, and reliable proof
Persuasion
how to write Persuasion
state issue → provide argument → support w/evidence → enlighten using counter-arguments → final statement
