READING AND WRITING I

logical ways to organize an

• Patterns of Development
• Definition
• Description
• Exemplification
• Transitional or Signal Words

is a paragraph or essay explains what something is in comparison to other member of its class, along with any limitations.

• Patterns of Development
• Definition
• Description
• Exemplification
• Transitional or Signal Words

gives information of what a person, an object, a place, or a situation is like. It appeals to the reader’s senses; it makes the reader see, hear, taste, smell, or feel the subject

• Patterns of Development
• Definition
• Description
• Exemplification
• Transitional or Signal Words

the pattern of development that uses a single extended example or a series of shorter examples to support a thesis. Providing specific instances in support of a general idea

• Patterns of Development
• Definition
• Description
• Exemplification
• Transitional or Signal Words

are words or phrases that help carry a thought from one sentence to another

• Patterns of Development
• Definition
• Description
• Exemplification
• Transitional or Signal Words

It refers to telling a story or recounting a series of events.

• NARRATION
• Chronology
• Sequence
• COMPARISON and CONTRAST
• CAUSE and EFFECT

It tells about an event in time. It should include a beginning, a middle, and an end.

• NARRATION
• Chronology
• Sequence
• COMPARISON and CONTRAST
• CAUSE and EFFECT

It tell the steps in a how-to. It tells how to do something or how something is done.

• NARRATION
• Chronology
• Sequence
• COMPARISON and CONTRAST
• CAUSE and EFFECT

The paragraph compares two subjects and discusses how they are alike and lists a few examples

• NARRATION
• Chronology
• Sequence
• COMPARISON and CONTRAST
• CAUSE and EFFECT

The cause is a reason for, or events leading. And the effect is the result of a cause or causes.

• NARRATION
• Chronology
• Sequence
• COMPARISON and CONTRAST
• CAUSE and EFFECT