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This document contains information about academic texts and writing. It defines academic text as being written for college students or instructors and assigned in college courses. Academic writing has a formal tone, uses third-person perspective, focuses clearly on the research problem, and chooses words precisely. Academic language represents the specialized vocabulary and structures used in school textbooks, classrooms, and each discipline rather than everyday spoken English. The document then lists and describes 10 common patterns of organization used in academic texts, including definition, cause-effect, spatial description, persuasion, exemplification, problem-solution, chronological order, compare and contrast, order/sequence, and narrative.

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Patterns of Organization in Paragraph Development

This document contains information about academic texts and writing. It defines academic text as being written for college students or instructors and assigned in college courses. Academic writing has a formal tone, uses third-person perspective, focuses clearly on the research problem, and chooses words precisely. Academic language represents the specialized vocabulary and structures used in school textbooks, classrooms, and each discipline rather than everyday spoken English. The document then lists and describes 10 common patterns of organization used in academic texts, including definition, cause-effect, spatial description, persuasion, exemplification, problem-solution, chronological order, compare and contrast, order/sequence, and narrative.

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CAVITE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Senior High School


Chief E. Martin St. Caridad, Cavite City

Name: _________________________________________________ Track-Strand: _____________________


Teacher: Miss Katherine A. Taboso

English for Academic and Professional Purposes Hand out #02


Academic text means a text that is specifically written for use by college instructors or students, or it is a text your
instructor has assigned because of its usefulness in your college course.
Academic writing refers to a particular style of expression that researchers use to define the intellectual boundaries
of their disciplines and their areas of expertise. Characteristics of academic writing include a formal tone, use of the
third-person rather than first-person perspective (usually), a clear focus on the research problem under investigation,
and precise word choice
Academic language represents the language demands of school (academics). Academic language includes language
used in textbooks, in classrooms, on tests, and in each discipline. It is different in vocabulary and structure from the
everyday spoken English of social interactions.
Pattern of Organization (or Text Structure) – refers to how information is organized in writing.

Different Structures of Academic Text


1. Definition – This text begins with the term being explained, followed by its reference to the genus (the category
where it belongs) and ends up with its description of its unique character trait that shows its difference to others
in the same category.
2.Cause-Effect– This text presents the cause/s and effect/s of a particular phenomenon. The text may present the
cause or causes first of a mere effect or effects first before moving towards the same cause/causes. In a paragraph,
it is best to focus on either causes or effects, not both.
3.Spatial/Description – is a method of paragraph development used to create a vivid image of a person, place, or
thing. It utilizes the person’s five senses such as touch, taste, sound, sight and smell.
4.Persuasion – this method aims to convince someone that one’s opinion on a subject is the right one or to
influence someone that one is the perfect candidate for the position like in applying for a job or to prompt
someone to accept a particular project like in proposing a project.
5.Exemplification - is a pattern of essay development that uses specific instances (examples) to clarify a point, to
add interest, or to persuade
6. Problems-and-Solution - divides information into two main sections, one that describes a problem and one that
describes a solution. It contains a problem is described and a response or solution is proposed or explained.
7. Chronological order - arranges information according to a progression of time, either forward or backward.
When a topic is best understood in terms of different segments of time, a chronological format works well. For
example, topics of an historical nature are best organized using this pattern.
8. Compare and Contrast - is a text structure or pattern of organization where the similarities and differences of
two or more things are explored.
9. Order/Sequence - is similar to a chronological pattern, but arranges information according to a step-by-step
sequence that describes a particular process.
10. Narrative - is about story and plot: the content of a story and the form used to tell the story.

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