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Module 16 Reading 11

The document outlines various patterns of development in writing, including narration, description, definition, classification, cause and effect, persuasion, problem-solution, and comparison and contrast. It emphasizes the importance of selecting the appropriate writing pattern based on the purpose and discipline of the writing task. Additionally, it includes exercises for identifying and matching writing patterns with their descriptions.

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Module 16 Reading 11

The document outlines various patterns of development in writing, including narration, description, definition, classification, cause and effect, persuasion, problem-solution, and comparison and contrast. It emphasizes the importance of selecting the appropriate writing pattern based on the purpose and discipline of the writing task. Additionally, it includes exercises for identifying and matching writing patterns with their descriptions.

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NAME: ___________________________ (ALWAYS WRITE YOU NAME)

SECTION : _________________
Module No.: 16 Reading and Writing
Date: February 14-18, 2022

Read the poem below about patterns of development in writing.

Writing needs direction before your ideas slip away


Let these patterns in writing help you, if they may

If you tell a story of what happened, narration is the way


Description is when large, sweet or soft are words you say

If you tell the meaning of a concept, term or subject


And explain what something is, definition is what you expect

Put items related in categories or groups in any way,


Classification is definitely the game you play

Stating the reason and result, that’s cause and effect


You want to convince readers? Persuasion is perfect

When there’s an issue or problem and a solution is made today


Obviously, problem- solution pattern is on display

If similarities and differences are the ideas you collect


then comparison and contrast pattern is what you reflect

These are the patterns of developing the thoughts in your head


Remember that to achieve a particular purpose
in the end, information in a written text may be organized and selected.

Writing is one basic and important skill one should have in order to communicate, whether it be
for the humanities, sciences or business. Under these various disciplines or fields where writing is
required, we need to determine which writing pattern is best to use. The Humanities may involve writing
literature reviews, book reports, literary analyses, essays, critical reviews, and argumentative papers.
The Sciences have natural, social, formal and applied science. Writing for this discipline calls for precise
use of terms, simple and direct language, objectivity and clarity. As for Business, we have memos, claim
letters, economic research papers, résumés, school application essays, scholarship application letters,
and business proposals.
There are things you may want to write first before speaking since writing will give you more time
to think of what you want to say. As a student, you may have already encountered different writing tasks.
By this time, you may have also developed your own way of expressing your thoughts through writing.
Composing paragraphs, essays or short answers for your homework are some of the instances when you
have to write. When you write, you need to know your reason. Why do you need to write? What are you
writing for? This sounds a little difficult in the beginning. That is why it is necessary that you organize your
ideas first. How do you organize your ideas? Arranging your thoughts will depend on the purpose you
have for writing, hence, there are patterns of written texts across disciplines.
The different patterns of development of these written texts across disciplines will help you find
the direction of the thoughts and ideas you write.
Some of the patterns may have similarities and differences that distinguish one from the others.
To help you tell apart a specific pattern, look into the distinctive characteristics it has.
Let us have a brief check. What are the patterns of development in writing mentioned in the
poem?
A. List down the underlined patterns according to how they were stated in the poem.
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B. Match the pattern of writing above with its description below.


______________________ a.It tells why something happens and what happens after. It explains how an
incident or action produces results. It is fitting for argumentation, explanation or narration. The writer may
begin from the cause, followed by the effect or from the effect, followed by the cause.
_______________________b. This presents how a thing, person or a certain subject is similar or
different from another. It is concerned with how alike (compare) or unlike (contrast) someone or
something is from someone or something else.
_______________________c. It gives the meaning of an idea, concept or word and may specify certain
limits of its meaning. This is commonly used in writing scientific research or term papers.
_______________________d. This pattern aims to create a picture in the minds of the reader by using
adjectives and words that appeal to the senses. Its purpose is to help the readers imagine what the writer
saw, heard, smelled, tasted, felt or experienced.
_______________________e. This is done by noting relationships among things. Particular items are
placed in categories that distinguish them from the other groups of kinds based on certain principles or
bases.
_______________________f. It presents logically- arranged events which should also describe what
happened and when, where, how and why something occurred. This is usually told with action words. It
should appeal to readers’ feelings and understanding. Events are organized according to time or
chronology so transitional devices used are usually first, second, next, then, finally and others that denote
time.
_______________________g. The intention of this pattern is to convince or influence the reader to do or
believe in a certain idea or perception.
_______________________h. This pattern identifies an issue or a problem and posts a suggested
solution to solve it. It may be compared to cause and effect pattern. It is different because it presents a
solution to the problem while cause and effect just provides the effects of the problem.

Now that the different patterns of development in writing texts across disciplines are familiar to
you, analyze which of them is best for the topics below. Which pattern of written text should be used if you
will write a paragraph for each topic?
1. Write about the types of classmates you have.
2. Tell us about your happiest day.
3. Give the similarities and differences you have with your closest friend.
4. Identify a problem you experience every Sunday and give a solution for it.
5. Define petrichor.
6. Explain the reason and result of not having good study habits.
7. Make your readers approve of the importance of wearing face mask when going out.
8. State what you saw, heard, tasted, smelled and felt the last time someone cooked at home.
9. Discuss how this school year is the same and how different it is from the previous school year.
10. Write about one common problem of teenagers today and suggest a way to solve it.
Let us match the appropriate pattern of writing for each of the title of written text.
Each pattern of development in writing texts across disciplines is fit for a unique writing situation.
Choosing the appropriate writing pattern will help in organizing ideas suitable for the paragraph to be
developed.

1. Solved! How I Deal with Bullies


2. A Rainy Day to Remember a. cause and effect
3. My Hometown, Then and Now b. classification
4. What is Oversleeping? c. comparison and contrast
5. Nature’s Beauty: Breathe, Look and Listen d. definition
6. One, Two. Three, Let’s Plant Trees! e. description
7. Four Types of Heartbreak f. narration
8. Being a Vegetarian: Its Cause and Effects g. persuasion
9. Winning the Race against Anxiety h. problem- solution
10. The Old Me vs. the New Me

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