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Lesson 2 Patterns of Development

This document provides information on writing narrative, descriptive, and comparison/contrast paragraphs. For narrative paragraphs, it outlines the key elements of setting, characters, plot, and point of view. It notes an effective narrative contains drama and engages the reader emotionally. For descriptive paragraphs, it distinguishes between objective and subjective description, and explains the use of sensory details and spatial order. Comparison/contrast paragraphs are also mentioned as a topic for a future lesson.

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Lesson 2 Patterns of Development

This document provides information on writing narrative, descriptive, and comparison/contrast paragraphs. For narrative paragraphs, it outlines the key elements of setting, characters, plot, and point of view. It notes an effective narrative contains drama and engages the reader emotionally. For descriptive paragraphs, it distinguishes between objective and subjective description, and explains the use of sensory details and spatial order. Comparison/contrast paragraphs are also mentioned as a topic for a future lesson.

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PATTERNS OF

DEVELOPMENT

Reading and Writing


11-Dependability
Lesson 1:
NARRATION
Paragraph by Narration
Narrative
- makes a point or has a purpose.
- simply tell what happened or establish an
interesting or useful fact.

Writers of history and biography delve into the


motives underlying the events and the lives they
portray, while narratives of personal experience
offers lessons and insights.
An effective narrative is more than
just a chronological sequence of events
that happen to the character in a typical
day.
It should contain some element of
drama and tension.
They want to be entertained or
emotionally engaged.
Elements of Narrative Paragraph

1. Setting
- the time and location in which a
story takes place.
- details of the setting are identified
at the beginning of the story.
Elements of Narrative Paragraph

2. Characters
- are significant part of the story.
A story features a main character,
protagonist, and a character that goes
against the protagonist is the
antagonist.
Elements of Narrative Paragraph

3. Plot
- is a planned, logical series of
events having a beginning, middle and
end.
• There are five essential parts of plot:

a. Exposition – the part of the story where the


characters and the setting are revealed.
b. Rising Action – this is where the events in the
story become complicated and the conflict in the
story is exposed.
c. Climax – this is the highest point of interest
and the turning point of the story.
d. Falling Action – the events and complications
begin to resolve themselves. The reader knows what
happens next and if the conflict is resolved or not.
e. Denouement – the final resolution of the plot
in the story.
Elements of Narrative Paragraph

4. Point of View
- is the perspective of the writer in
narrating the story.
• A. First person point of view – the story is told
by the protagonist or one of the characters who
interacts closely with the protagonist or other
characters using pronouns I, me, we.
• B. Second person point of view – the author
tells the story in second person point of view
using the pronouns you, yours, and your.
• C. Third person point of view – the narrator is
not part of the story but describes the events that
happen. The writer uses the pronouns he, she,
him and her.
Lesson 2:
PARAGRAPH
DESCRIPTION
Paragraph by Description
Descriptive Paragraph
- the writer uses sensory details such as sights,
sounds, smells, tastes, feelings, and textures to
create vivid images in the reader’s mind.
- the writer often uses spatial order to create a
clear visual image of a person, place, object, or
scene.
- the location or arrangement in spatial order are
from top to bottom, bottom to top, right to left, left to
right, near to far, far to near, inside to outside, or
outside to inside.
In addition, descriptive transition words
signal that the details follow a logical order
based on one or more of the following
elements:
1. The arrangement in space of a person,
place, object, or scene
2. The starting point from which the writer
chooses to begin the description
3. The time frame as relevant to the
description.
Two Kinds of Descriptive Paragraph

1. Objective Description
- it describes something without
conveying the writer’s own emotions.
- this kind of description is used in
technical or scientific writing but can
also be used in other kinds of writings.
Two Kinds of Descriptive Paragraph

2. Subjective Description
- it conveys feelings and emotions
about a person, place, or thing.
- in addition to conveying
impressions, subjective descriptions
contain specific details, just as
objectives description do.
Lesson 3:
COMPARISON
AND CONTRAST

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