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22 Cards in this Set
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Patterns of Development |
Logical ways to organize a text |
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Paragraph |
Group of sentences that forms a unit |
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Decide on the controlling idea and create a topic sentence |
Step 1 in developing a paragraph |
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Elaborate on the controlling idea |
Step 2 in developing a paragraph |
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Give examples |
Step 3 in developing a paragraph |
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Explain the examples |
Step 4 in developing a paragraph |
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Complete the paragraph's idea |
Step 5 in developing a paragraph |
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Signal words |
Determines the pattern of development |
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Definition |
Understands a new term/concept |
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Description |
Rich words that puts picture on the reader's mind |
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Exemplification |
Provides examples |
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Sensory |
Type of description: the ideas are arranged on the 5 senses |
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Spatial |
Type of description: ideas are arranged by location |
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Narration |
Telling a story/ recounting a series of events |
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Chronology |
Form of narration: event in time |
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Sequence |
Form of narration: tells the steps |
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Comparison and Contrast |
Compares 2 subjects, how alike they are |
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Point-by-point paragraph |
Ways to write a comparison and contrast pattern: from point A then point B and vice versa |
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Blocked paragraph |
Ways to write a comparison and contrast pattern: Lists all points of A then lists all points of B |
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Cause and Effect |
Discusses the reason and result |
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Problem-solution |
Analyzing a topic by identifying the problem and proposing one or more solutions |
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Persuasion |
To convince that your opinion is the right one |