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LESSON: PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT IN WRITING

DIVISION AND CLASSIFICATION


 Related methods for organizing objects or information.

 Division – General category into smaller subcategories.

 Classification – Develop criteria for the items in a subcategory based on


relationships between the items.

Purpose Of Classification Paragraph


 To clearly define something and place it in a group according to some basis or rule.

How to Write:
• Have a topic.
• Determine your purpose.
• Consider your audience.
• Develop a thesis statement.
• Write an introduction.
• Decide on a way of grouping your information and setting up categories.
• Organize your information.
• Use topic sentences in each body paragraph that relate directly to the thesis.
• Include only details and examples that explain each category.
• Use transitional words.
• Write a conclusion that restates the thesis.

LESSON: USING PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT IN WRITING ACROSS


DISCIPLINES

Patterns in Developing Your Ideas:


1. Process Analysis
2. Description
3. Narration

LESSON: PERSUASION
 To persuade is to convince someone that your opinion on a subject is the right
one.

Methods of Persuasion:
• Facts - A statement of what is.
• Referring to authority - An expert who can be relied on to give unbiased facts and
information.
• Examples - An example should clearly relate to the argument and should be typical
enough to support it.
• Predicting the consequence - Helps the reader visualize what will occur if something
does or does not happen.
• Answering the opposition - Answering possible critics shows you are aware of the
opposing opinion and are able to respond to it.

LESSON: CLAIMS

 Explicit Information – direct/literal comprehension


 Implicit Information – indirect/Inferential comprehension

What is a CLAIM?
 it is the writer’s point or position regarding the chosen topic.
 Found in the introduction.

A good claim should be:


 Argumentative and Debatable
 Specific and Focused
 Interesting and Engaging
 Logical
Types of Claims
 Claim of Facts
 statements that argue that something is, in fact, true.
 It is not necessarily a fact but rather you are arguing that it is fact.

 Claim of Value
 Statements that argue that something is good, bad, or valuable.
 Usually compares 2 ideas against one another.
 Statements about which is better, more important, more desirable, more
needed, or more useful.

 Claim of Policy
 Statements that argue that something needs to be done; may it be making a law
or calling an action.

Example:
 Global warming will affect the future generation and the environment.
(A) Claim of Fact
 High school students should be required to take a year off before entering college.
(C) Claim of Policy
 Obesity is unattractive.
(B) Claim of Value
 Death penalty does not deter crime.
(A) Claim of Fact
 Average students do not succeed in later careers.
(A) Claim of Fact
 Honesty is the best policy.
(B) Claim of Value
 To have a peaceful life, you must not have a social media account.
(C) Claim of Policy
 It is wrong to use social media to bully people.
(B) Claim of Value
 There should be criminal charges brought against people who use social media to
bully others.
(C) Claim of Policy
 Lakers is the best team in NBA.
(B) Claim of Value

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