Patterns of Development

The way essay is organized from one paragraph to the next, in order to present its thesis and the relevant supporting details, in a coherent and meaningful fashion.

Patterns of Development

1. Narration

2. Description

3. Definition

4. Exemplification/Classification

5. Comparison and Contrast

6. Cause and Effect

7. Problem Solution

8. Persuasion

​Compare and contrast two patterns of development of your choice.

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Asynchronous Activity

LESSON 4.a:

Patterns of Development: Narration

​Choose the letter of your choice.

​REVIEW: Patterns of Development

Multiple Choice

REVIEW: The transitional words used in narrative writing are ______.

• words that talk about size, shape, texture and color

• First, second, then, while and during

• define as is known for, refers to, is stated as

• in comparison, in the same way, likewise, resembles

Multiple Choice

REVIEW: The transitional words used in comparative writing are ______.

• words that talk about size, shape, texture and color

• First, second, then, while and during

• define as is known for, refers to, is stated as

• in comparison, in the same way, likewise, resembles

Multiple Choice

REVIEW: The transitional words used in exemplification writing are ______.

• for instance, for example, illustration of

• answer, solution, remedy, fix

• because, for this reason, since, therefore

• in comparison, in the same way, likewise, resembles

Multiple Choice

REVIEW: This is used to convince someone that your opinion on a subject is the right one.

• Narration

• Description

• Persuasion

• Definition

Multiple Choice

REVIEW: It is organized to emphasize the similarities and differences between two or more items.

• Classification

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Comparison and Contrast

Complete the sentences to come up with your own story.

Be as imaginative as you can.

This story is about your first love!

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​Tell a story!

Draw

Draw your first love

Open Ended

The first time I saw you in/on/at the ______. I felt like my world suddenly stopped.

Open Ended

I saw you (doing something), and I found it cute.

Open Ended

You saw me and the first thing you said was... I felt butterflies in my stomach, and I can't resist smiling.

Open Ended

If I would meet him/her again, I would say ______.

• A sequence of events

• told by a narrator

• happening in a particular place and time

DEFINITION

• Vivid description of details

• Consistent POV

• Consistent verb tense

• Well-defined Point of Significance

NATURE

• Narrative devices

• Flashback or flashforward

• Time stretch or time summary

• Dialogue, plot twist or stream of consciousness

ELEMENTS

Multiple Choice

The narrative text is always in chronological order.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

The narrator can create a world out of his imagination.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

In narrative writing, the POV is always in the first person point of view.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

The verb tense has to be consistent to make clear to the reader of the timeline of the story.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

The narrator has to make sure that the reader can put himself in the story.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

The narrative text can be interactive with the readers.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

A documentary is an example of a narrative text.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

The narrator should always be a reliable one.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

A narrative only has a narrator who tells a story in accordance with how he/she observes a sequence of events.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Narrative devices add flavor and enrich the meaning of the stories.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Write the draft in the Blue Notepad

Write a narrative writing.

Draw

Check the guide questions:

Draw

Check your own draft using the rubric below.

Poll

How did you find the lesson today?

• Easy to understand

• Challenging and exciting

• Still confused, but manageable

• Difficult to understand