Patterns of Development

tells the reader what the paragraph is all about

• concluding sentence

• topic sentence

• supporting sentence

• deciding sentence

It helps make the topic more interesting

• topic sentence

• concluding sentence

• supporting sentence

• deciding sentence

used to cement the main idea in the reader's mind

• concluding sentence

• topic sentence

• deciding sentence

• supporting sentence

contains action verbs and transition words that indicate time or sequence

• descriptive paragraph

• narrative paragraph

• Definition paragraph

• comparison paragraph

has concrete and specific details, which are carefully chosen by a writer to paint a picture in the mind of the reader

• Narrative

• descriptive

• comparative

• definition

Its main purpose is to tell what something is.

• narrative

• comparative

• definition

• descriptive

intends to convince readers to do or believe in something

• cause and effect

• persuasive

• exemplification

• contrast

the writer can explain how an event or action leads to another

• exemplification

• contrast

• persuasive

• cause and effect

the main idea is explained by giving an extended example or a series of detailed examples

• exemplification

• contrast

• cause and effect

• persuasive

If there is organization of ideas, there is coherence.

• True

• False

• Maybe