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Primary struggles of a writer
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- Develop/generate ideas
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- Particular strategy used by writers to develop ideas
- Used to make writing easier/more efficient
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Patterns of Development in Writing Text
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8 Patterns of Development
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- Narration
- Description
- Definition
- Classification
- Comparison and Contrast
- Cause and Effect
- Problem and Solution
- Persuasion
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- Particular strategy used by writers to develop ideas
- Telling stories
- Describes HOW, WHEN, WHERE an event happens
- Most basic pattern
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Narration
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- Consider COHERENCE
- There must be a proper sequence
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Narration
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connection of information in a narration
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Coherence
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Easier development of ideas
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Plot
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- Give details about an object, person, or location in order to firmly set its appearance
- We want to have a vivid/clear picture of what we are trying to express in written text
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Description
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Types of description
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- Objective
- Subjective
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Description with no bias, based on facts
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Objective
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Description based on your impressions
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Subjective
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- Explains what something is like or defining something
- Explaining what something MEANS, what something is used for, and what something is for
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Definition
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Dictionary meaning of a word
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Denotation
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How the writer uses or understands a word
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Connotation
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Signal words of Definition
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- is defined as
- refers to
- as defined
- means
- to define
- to illustrate
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- grouping/categorizing ideas
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Classification
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Signal words of Classification
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- classified as
- categorized as
- kind of
- types of
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Give examples
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Exemplifications
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Signal words of Exemplification
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- For example
- for instance
- in short
- namely
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What is Comparison and Contrast?
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Comparison - similarities
Contrast - differences
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Signal words for Comparison
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- like
- similarly
- to compare
- both
- also
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Signal words for Contrast
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- unlike
- otherwise
- however
- instead
- although
- but
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cause and effect
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- cause - reason for the occurrence of something
- effect - the result of something
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signal words for cause
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- because
- due to
- for
- since
- in as, much as
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effect signal words
- consequently
- therefore
- thus
- hence
- because of this
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Presents a problem, usually discussing several aspects of the problem, then concludes by discussing solutions to the problems
problem-solution
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- can be in the form of an argument, discussion, exposition, review or even an advertisement.
- In developing your own persuasive text, a writer must first state the issue. This will serve as background information about the topic. Then, it should be followed by a clear, strong and specific argument.
- An argument is one's claim or position that can either support or reject the issue previously stated. Arguments shall be supported with a well-researched evidences
Persuasion
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What is needed in Persuasion?
- Issue
- Stand
- Supporting Evidence
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