READING AND WRITING - Q1

• Writing is a way of learning. Writing helps students think through the ideas and concepts in a given course, giving them ownership of the information they are gaining.
• Phonemic awareness (the understanding that words are developed from sound "chunks") develops as children read and write new words.
• Learning how to recognize writing patterns is crucial for helping you improve your reading comprehension. By recognizing the writing pattern, you will be able to focus your attention on what the author is trying to say and anticipate how the author will develop a point.
• Narration


  The most basic pattern of development - describes how, when, and where an event or occurrence actually happened - used to tell a story or focus on a set of related events.
• Components of Narrative Text

  • Logical Actions - are considered the very movements within the plot or the narrative that drive the characters forward, be it during the dialogue, or within a scene
  • Way of Narration - refers to how the writer presents the story - includes the pace by which scenes are given out
• Description


  The pattern of development which goes into details about a specific object, person, or location, in order to firmly set its appearance.
• Varieties of Description


  • Objective Description - looks into factual and scientific characteristics of what is being described as objectively as possible
  • Subjective Description - a sort of description that the author would normally use to "paint a picture" of how he sees a character, or how he wants the reader to see a character
• Definition


  Explains not just what something means or is, but also what something does, what something is used for, what something looks like, etc.
• Varieties of Definition


  • Denotation- is the primary, explicit, or literal definition of word. Connotation- is the secondary meaning of a word.
• Exemplification / Classification


  Exemplification - provides examples and illustrations in order to further clarify or explain the concept or subject matter. Classification - divides things into groups, classes, or categories - organizes ideas into divisions based on criteria or standards.
• Writing is a way of learning. Writing helps students think through the ideas and concepts in a given course, giving them ownership of the information they are gaining.
• Phonemic awareness (the understanding that words are developed from sound "chunks") develops as children read and write new words. Similarly, phonics skills or the ability to link sounds together to construct words are reinforced when children read and write the same words.
• For older children practice in the process of writing their own texts helps them analyze the pieces that they read. They can apply their knowledge about the ways that they chose to use particular language, text structure or content to better understand a professional author's construction of his or her texts.
• Learning how to recognize writing patterns is crucial for helping you improve your reading comprehension. By recognizing the writing pattern, you will be able to focus your attention on what the author is trying to say and anticipate how the author will develop a point.
• Narration


  The most basic pattern of development - describes how, when, and where an event or occurrence actually happened - used to tell a story or focus on a set of related events.
• Components of Narrative Text

  • Logical Actions - are considered the very movements within the plot or the narrative that drive the characters forward, be it during the dialogue, or within a scene
  • Way of Narration - refers to how the writer presents the story - includes the pace by which scenes are given out
• Description


  The pattern of development which goes into details about a specific object, person, or location, in order to firmly set its appearance. What does it look like? What are its characteristics?
• Varieties of Description


  • Objective Description - looks into factual and scientific characteristics of what is being described as objectively as possible.the writer stays away from emotional impressions or responses and instead, describes the scene as it is.
  • Subjective Description - a sort of description that the author would normally use to "paint a picture" of how he sees a character, or how he wants the reader to see a character - also used in a literary discourse when there is stereotyped image that can be attributed to a person, place, or an event
• Definition


  Explains not just what something means or is, but also what something does, what something is used for, what something looks like, etc.
• Varieties of Definition


  • Denotation- is the primary, explicit, or literal definition of word. also the meaning of a word based on a dictionary
  • Connotation- is the secondary meaning of a word. It is not necessarily included in the dictionary; rather it is how people understand a word based on their own personal or consensual experiences, and not based on a dictionary.
• Exemplification / Classification


  Divides things into groups, classes, or categories - organizes ideas into divisions based on criteria or standards.
• Exemplification


  • Provides examples and illustrations in order to further clarify or explain the concept or subject matter - presents the general statement and then provides specific and concrete examples to expound on the main idea
• Classification


  • Divide a topic into parts based on specific characteristics.
• Phonics skills - the ability to link sounds together to construct words
• pattern of development in writing across discipline

  • Narration
  • Description
  • Definition
  • Exemplification/Classification
• Signal Words for Exemplification

  • after all
  • for instance
  • namely
  • that is
  • as an example
  • in other words
  • put another way
  • to be specific
  • consider the following
  • in particular
  • specifically
  • to clarify
  • for example
  • in short
  • stated differently
  • to illustrate