Patterns of Development in Writing Across Disciplines

• Writing is a form of human communication by means of a set of visible marks that are related, by convention, to some particular structural level of language.
• In determining the patterns of development in the text, one should consider the signal words aside from understanding the meaning of the text.
• Narration is the most basic pattern of development. It describes how, when, and where an event or occurrence actually happened. This is used to tell a story or focus on a set of related events.
• Components of a Narration

  • Logical Actions
  • Way of Narration
  • Terminology
• Logical Actions


  The actual movements within the narrative that drives the characters forward.
• Way of Narration


  This refers to the writer’s way of presenting the story.
• Terminology


  Placing emphasis on the fact that concepts are critical to the narration.
• Description is the pattern of development which goes into details about a specific person, object, or location, in order to firmly set its appearance.
• Comparison and Contrast Pattern is used when similarities and differences of two or more things are explored.
• A definition pattern tells the reader about the term or concept being defined. It might be formal or informal in giving definition of a term or concept.
• Informal Definition

  • Denotation
  • Conotation
• Formal Definition

  Species + Genus + Differentiation
• Exemplification presents the general statement then provides specific and concrete examples to expound on the main idea.