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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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