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Patterns of Development

The document outlines various patterns of organization in writing, including time order, listing, definition, generalization and example, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and classification. Each pattern is accompanied by transition words and examples to illustrate their use. Additionally, it includes an activity for applying one of the patterns and a rubric for evaluation based on creativity, grammar, appeal, and adherence to the chosen pattern.

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Patterns of Development

The document outlines various patterns of organization in writing, including time order, listing, definition, generalization and example, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and classification. Each pattern is accompanied by transition words and examples to illustrate their use. Additionally, it includes an activity for applying one of the patterns and a rubric for evaluation based on creativity, grammar, appeal, and adherence to the chosen pattern.

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PATTERNS OF

DEVELOPMENT
DECIPHER THE
PATTERN ON THE
FOLLOWING
PICTURES
WRITERS DON’T LET THEIR THOUGHTS WANDER
AIMLESSLY. THEY THINK LOGICALLY. THEY ORGANIZE
DETAILS IN PATTERNS. IN THE WRITTEN LANGUAGE
THESE PATTERNS HELP YOU FOLLOW IDEAS MORE
EASILY AND, THEREFORE, IMPROVE YOUR
UNDERSTANDING OF THE TEXT. AUTHORS USE
TRANSITION WORDS AND PHRASES TO CREATE
PATTERNS WITHIN THEIR WRITING. THE FOLLOWING
ARE COMMON PATTERNS OF ORGANIZATION AND
TRANSITIONS USED IN WRITING..
1.TIME ORDER/PROCESS
PATTERN
IDEAS OR EVENTS ARE PRESENTED IN
THE ORDER THEY OCCUR. SEQUENCES
ARE TOLD THROUGH DATES, TIMES,
OR NUMBERS. PROCESSES ARE
EXPLAINED THROUGH STEPS OR
TIME ORDER/PROCESS TRANSITION
WORDS:
FIRST, SECOND, LATER, NEXT, AS
SOON AS, AFTER, THEN, FINALLY,
MEANWHILE, LAST, DURING, WHEN, BY
THE TIME, OVER TIME, UNTIL, STEP,
STAGE, METHOD, PROCEDURE, HOW
EXAMPLE:

WHEN ALTHEA FIRST BEGAN TO DRINK,


SHE JUST DID NOT REALIZE THE RISKS
SHE FACED. OVER TIME, HER
DRINKING SLOWLY BUT SURELY TOOK
TOTAL CONTROL OF HER LIFE.
2. LISTING PATTERN
Items are named or listed as
the details, and the order of
the details is not important.
LISTING TRANSITION
WORDS:

FIRST, SECOND, THIRD,


ANOTHER, ALSO, TOO, FINALLY,
SEVERAL, NUMERALS (1,2,3),
EXAMPLE:

ONE WAY TO OVERCOME BOREDOM IS


BY TURNING ON THE TELEVISION.
ANOTHER WAY IS TO READ A GOOD
BOOK. THE AUTHOR IS PRESENTING A
LIST OF TWO WAYS TO OVERCOME
BOREDOM.
3. DEFINITION PATTERN
A definition is given to explain
a new, difficult, or special term.
Examples are provided to clarify
the definition.
DEFINITION TRANSITION WORDS:

CONSISTS OF, IS A TERM THAT,


INVOLVES, IS CALLED, IS
CHARACTERIZED BY, THAT IS,
OCCURS WHEN, EXISTS WHEN, ARE
THOSE THAT, ENTAILS, MEANS, FOR
EXAMPLE, SUCH AS
EXAMPLE:

REPRESSION IS THE MIND’S POWER TO


BLOCK FEARFUL THOUGHTS,
IMPULSES, AND MEMORIES. FOR
EXAMPLE, A PERSON MAY REPRESS OR
FORGET PAINFUL CHILDHOOD
MEMORIES.
4. GENERALIZATION AND EXAMPLE
In this pattern the author gives a general
statement or idea that is supported by one
or more examples. In this pattern look for
a topic sentence that is supported by one
or more examples. The generalization
statement is not always the first sentence.
TRANSITION WORDS:

FOR EXAMPLE, TO ILLUSTRATE,


SUCH AS, FOR INSTANCE,
INCLUDING, TYPICALLY, AN
ILLUSTRATION
EXAMPLE:

FOOD LABELS PROVIDE IMPORTANT


INFORMATION. FOR EXAMPLE, THE
LABEL ON RICH HARVEST SWEET DARK
WHOLE GRAIN BREAD STATES THAT
ONE SLICE HAS 120 CALORIES.
5.COMPARE AND CONTRAST

This organizational pattern


emphasizes the similarities or
differences between two or more
items.
COMPARISON TRANSITION
WORDS:

LIKEWISE, IN COMPARISON, TO
COMPARE, RESEMBLES, IS SIMILAR,
IN THE SAME WAY, AS WELL AS,
LIKE, CORRESPONDINGLY, JUST AS
EXAMPLE:

MIKE STUDIED AND MADE A PASSING


GRADE. JOE, HOWEVER, DIDN’T STUDY
AND FAILED.

THERE ARE SIMILAR SAFETY FEATURES


ON ALL THE CARS IN THE SHOWROOM.
6. CAUSE AND EFFECT
PATTERN

This pattern describes or


discusses an event or action that
is caused by another event or
TRANSITION WORDS:

THEREFORE, HENCE, FOR THIS


REASON, SINCE, LEADS TO,
CREATES, YIELDS, STEMS FROM,
PRODUCES
EXAMPLE:

IT WAS RAINING AND I MISSED MY


RIDE; THEREFORE, I GOT SOAKED
AND MISSED MY TEST.
7. CLASSIFICATION PATTERN

Ideas are sorted into smaller groups and


then the traits of each group are described.
because the groups are listed, transitions of
addition are used in this pattern along with
transitions that indicate groups.
CLASSIFICATION TRANSITION
WORDS:

TYPE, GROUP, VARIETIES, KINDS


DIVISION
EXAMPLE:

INTERNET USERS HAVE TWO TYPES OF


ACCESS CHOICES OF SURFING THE WEB. THE
FIRST TYPE OF ACCESS IS THE OLD-
FASHIONED PHONE LINE. THE SECOND TYPE
OF ACCESS IS THE HIGH SPEED BROADBAND
THROUGH THE TV CABLE.
ACTIVITY:

CHOOSE ONE PATTERN OF


DEVELOPMENT AND CONCEPTUALIZED
AN OUTPUT WHERE YOU CAN
INCORPORATE SUCH PATTERN. BE
GUIDED BY THE RUBRICS BELOW.
RUBRICS:

CREATIVITY AND ORIGINALITY (25%)


GRAMMAR (25%)
APPEAL (25%)
ADHERANCE TO CORRECT PATTERN
(25%)

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