Patterns of Development in Writing across Disciplines

 LESSON 1

WHAT’S NEW

One morning, Juan is in a hurry going to school. Suddenly, he saw an old lady,
carrying a full of basket, crossing the street. Then, he thought of helping the old lady
even though he will be late in school. Finally, the old lady crossed the street safely and
Juan was able to reach school on time.

GUIDE QUESTIONS W/ ANSWER:

1. What words are used to signal the correct sequence of the events?

- One way to identify the sequence of events is to keep your eye out for time order words. These
include words like "suddenly," "then," and "finally"as seen on the set of events given. Especially if
it's a short story, the author might use these signal words to indicate the progression of a story from
beginning to end.

2. How do you think the ideas were able to relate to one another?

- In my own opinion, the ideas were able to relate to one other due to the fact that they share the
same idea and they focus in one event.

3. What do we call these words?

- These words are obviously called connective adverbs or sequence adverbs.

4. How do these words help to create a story?

- It transitions the reader from the main idea of the story to the details and helps them know the
order of the story, if what happened first or last. Therefore, making the story more understandable and
create a smooth flow.

5. What kind of paragraph were you able to create using the given details?

- The kind of paragraph I were able to create using the given details was narrative paragraph.
WHAT’S MORE

Being a transferee is never easy. At first, I was hesitant to come but my mother
told me that I would find new friends in Masayahin Senior High School. I would
never forget the day I first entered this school, I felt so shy and nervous. I did
not know anyone for I was a new Grade 11 student. When I entered my first
class looking for a chair to sit in, a boy sitting beside the window sill asked me,
“Are you new in this school?” and I answered shyly, “Yes.” Then, he offered
me the vacant seat beside him. He was Jasper, an old student in that school.
We got along with each other well in our class. We worked on our assignments
and school projects. , he slept in our house doing our research work. After a
year, we both realized that in many ways we had a lot of similarities in terms
of interests in life. In the end, we became best of friends.

GUIDE QUESTIONS W/ ANSWER:

1. Where and when did the story happen?

- The story takes place at Masayahin Senior High School during the first day of school.

2. What transitional devices are used to indicate the chronological order of time?

- The transitional devices used are at first, then, after a year, and in the end.

3. What event happened first?

-The event that happened first was the time the kid entered the class and his classmate Jasper
offered him a seat.

4. What does the paragraph tell?

- The paragraph tells a story.

5. What sequence is presented in the story?

- The sequence presented in the story was in chronological order.

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

1. Narration is a writing pattern that is used to tell story.

2. A narrative text contains the chronological ordering which gives direction in the story.

3. Transitional Devices are words or phrases that help carry a thought from one sentence to another, from
one idea to another, or from one paragraph to another.

4. Most of the common transitional words to show plot of events are first, next, then, after and suddenly.

5. The sequence of events helps to show the reader how the story moves.

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

Plants need sunlight for their growth. Shedding new light on plants is important for process of
Photosynthesis. Once I brought a small plant in his home. I used to watch him daily but unfortunately it
wasn’t growing well. I would water him but still no significant growth was seen. Then my mother told
me about Photosynthesis and also if I shed the plant with proper light then it will grow. Then I started
this practice and was happy to find plant growing.
  LESSON 2
WHAT’S NEW

SUBJECT SIGHT HEARING SMELL TASTE TOUCH

Example: long-legged soft voice heavenly scent - silky skin

Beauty Queen beautiful

Concert Colorful lights Loud music People’s

perfume and - -
sweat

Beachside View of the sea Sounds from Smell of sun Taste of the Getting cold
as well as trees the waves, air screen or salty food and salt from water
and birds as air from the water
well

Adobo Has a dark - vinegary Scrumptious -

color and savory

GUIDE QUESTIONS W/ ANSWER:

1. What do you call the words that are used to provide a striking effect on the

senses of the reader?

- The words that are used to provide a striking effect on the senses of the reader are sensory words.

2. How do these words help create a vivid description of the given words?

-These words help create a vivid description of the given words by using adjectives.

3. What kind of paragraph can you develop using the given details?

- The kind of paragraph that I can develop using the given details is Descriptive paragraph.
WHAT’S MORE

Read the paragraphs below. Tell whether the description is subjective description or objective.

Objective Description 1. Sampaloc Lake is an inactive volcanic maar on the island of Luzon, the
Philippines. It is the largest of the Seven Lakes of San Pablo, Laguna. Nearly half of the lake's depth
has a shallow depression at the bottom, indicating its volcanic origin. It is approximately 104 hectares
and 3.5 kilometer boardwalk. The lake is behind San Pablo City Capitol and at the foot of the Doña
Leonila Park.

Subjective Description 2. Sampaloc Lake is one of the best tourist spots in San Pablo. It is where
you can bring your friends and loved ones for picnic and bonding. Most of San Pableños jog around
the lake and do ride bicycles not only to have morning good exercise but also have fresh air. You can
witness the beauty of nature for it is surrounded with mountains.

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

1. Description is a writing pattern of developing paragraph using detailed observation about the subject.
2. Sensory languages are used in writing descriptive paragraph.
3. Modifiers can be in a form of word, phrase or clause.
4. Objective description presents impartial and actual picture of the subjects without biases.
5. Subjective description gives the personal impression of the writer.

WHAT I CAN DO

Everyone dreams of having his or her own house. Especially, in childhood, people imagine what
their future houses will be, how big they are, what they are made of or how beautiful and adventurous
they are. I also imagine and am still dreaming about what my future house would be. I am going to
describe about my dream house. My dream house is a three-story house with a pointed roof. The third
floor is an attic which just below the pointed roof. One side of the wall is a large window which the
moonlight streams into the attic, so I can be bathed in the moonlight at night. I can just lie down on the
comfortable bed which makes me feel like I lie down on the fluffy clouds.

 LESSON 3
WHAT’S NEW

An estimated 50 years old, giant Crocodylus porosus is a saltwater crocodile. It was

the largest crocodile caught alive in Buhawan of Agusan del Sur. According to residents, it
is known to attack people and had eaten animals. The biggest crocodile was given the name
of “Lolong” after the name of Ernesto “Lolong” Goloran, who is one of the veteran hunters
from the Palawan Crocodile and Wildlife Reservation Center, who led the hunt. Dr. Adam
Britton, an Australian zoologist and crocodile expert, measured Lolong at 6.17 m (20 ft. 3
in). And in June 2012 Lolong was officially certified by the Guinness Book of World
Records as the “world’s largest crocodile in captivity”. According to the experts of the
National Geographic Channel, Lolong breaks the record of the previous record-holder with
a measurement of 5.48 m (18 FT 0 in).

GUIDE QUESTIONS W/ ANSWER:

1. What is being defined in this paragraph?

- An estimated 50 years old giant crocodile is being defined in this paragraph.

2. Do the supporting points help you understand the definition better? Are there facts, reasons,
examples, and details that make it even clearer?

- The supporting points helped me understand the definition better by the means of facts, reasons,
examples, and details that made it even clearer.

3. What transition words are used between supporting points?

- Transition word that is used between supporting points of the paragraph is mainly the phrase
"according to."

WHAT’S MORE

METHOD USED SENTENCE

Although the number of desired bimetallic
By function combinations for practical use is virtually
unlimited manufacturing difficulties restrict the
number of bimetallic combinations actually in use.
Bimetals are components made up by two separate
By stating its characteristics metallic units, each occupying a distinct positions
in the component.

Some fibrous metals may also be regarded as

 By example bimetallic; for example, rods made by
unidirectional solidification or some eutectic
compositions containing a metallic (or non
metallic) compound of fibrous filaments embedded
in an almost pure metallic matrix.

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

understanding

knowledge behaviors

DEFINITION

skills values

attitudes preferences

 LESSON 4- Exemplification and Classification

WHAT’S NEW

Humans are often harmed by pollution. The presence of the hazardous substances brought about
by these three major types of pollution: land, air and water gravely affects our health. For instance, a
person may acquire skin problems and other deformities from the toxic wastes present in the land that
we live in such as garbage, pesticides, heavy metals and other chemicals. Air pollution caused by toxic
gases, solid and liquid particles or aerosols, and other hazardous air pollutants adversely contaminate
the air that we breathe. Long-term exposure to air pollutants has been linked with diseases of the heart
and lungs, cancers and other health problems. Lastly, water pollution observed in our primary water
sources like oceans, rivers, and lakes is caused by the presence of industrial wastes, sewage and waste
waters, chemical fertilizers and pesticides to be specific. Infectious diseases can be acquired through
contaminated water and can cause cholera, jaundice, liver damage and stomach illness in people.

TOPIC Humans are often harmed by pollution. The presence of the hazardous
SENTENCE substances brought about by these three major types of pollution: land, air and
water gravely affects our health.
CLASSIFICATION EXAMPLES OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
POLLUTION
A. Garbage
Land Pollution B. Pesticides
C. Heavy metals
D. Other Chemicals

A. Toxic gases
Air Pollution B. solid and liquid particles or aerosols
C. other hazardous air pollutants adversely
contaminate the air that we breathe

A. industrial wastes
Water Pollution B. sewage
C. waste waters
D. chemical fertilizers and pesticides

TRANSITIONAL However, hence, also, consequently, meanwhile, for instance and Lastly
EXPRESSIONS

 LESSON 5- Comparison and Contrast

WHAT’S IN

1. German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, Persian Siamese, Siberian husky= Persian Siamese/ Dog breeds

2. On land, by water, by air, by bus= by bus/ modes of transportation

3. Carrot, cabbage, radish, onion= Cabbage / edible root vegetables

4. Jazz, rock, pop, ballet= Ballet / music genre

5. Coins, Dollar, Yen, Franc= Coins / Monetary currency

WHAT’S NEW

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

both are learning o more

o more
institution or individualized
generalize environmental o they have many
o they studied fraught with
classroom lockers projects and
the same
cabinets which works assigned
subject student use this to to them in
sit and keep their preparing for
books while
college
o

WHAT’S MORE
 The grading system in Junior High school goes like this 20% for the final examinations, 40% for
written tests and 40% for the performance task, some subjects in Junior High School have a different
grading system like for example, 20% final examinations, 35% written works then 45% for the
performance tasks. . There are some subjects in Junior High School that have a different grading system
like for example, 20% final examinations, 35% written works then 45% for the performance tasks As you
can see in Junior High School, the performance task would always hold the highest percentage in every
subject, while in Senior High the grading system differs from the kind of subject, per each strand they
have this what you call the specialized subjects, applied subjects and the core subjects. In Senior High,
written works can have the highest percentage depending on the requirements of the subject.

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

 A compare-and-contrast writing analyzes two subjects by either comparing them, contrasting

them, or both.
 The purpose of writing a comparison or contrast essay is not to state what seems so obvious
about the things being compared but rather to illuminate subtle differences or unexpected
similarities between two subjects.
 The two main organizing strategies for comparison-and-contrast writing are: Point-by-Point
method and Block method.

WHAT I CAN DO

The Schedules are one aspect that verifies a gap between Senior High School and Junior High
School students. In Senior High School, subjects differ based on the student’s track of choice while in
Junior High School, subjects are basic and equal between all classes/sections except for electives. Unlike
Senior High School, the students in Junior High School start their schedule later and end later due to
having less number of subjects compared to Senior High. However, Junior High School has more co-
curricular activities than Senior High School. The core curriculum also gives an impact between the
difference in schedule since their main focus and targets are different. The schedule in Senior High
School gives students an introduction of how college life will differ from when they were in Junior High
School. This will help the Senior High School students to be prepared for their future whether it’d be
entrepreneurship, employment, skills development, & higher education.

 LESSON 6- Cause and Effect

WHAT’S NEW

Discoveries and invention of devices are always welcome until we, humans,
find a way to abuse its benefits and be adversely affected by it. This was the case when Wilhelm
Roentgen discovered x-ray and within five years, the British Army was using a mobile x-ray unit to locate
bullets and shrapnel in wounded soldiers in the Sudan. TV was also invented with positive thoughts in
mind – there would be no national borders, education and communication would be worldwide, etc.
However, we are now trying to overcome its physiological and psychological adverse effects on human
beings.

GUIDE QUESTIONS W/ ANSWER:

1. What is the main idea of the text?

- Discoveries and invention of devices is the main idea of the text.

2. What states the cause of the idea?

-Humans find a way to abuse the benefits of these discoveries and inventions states the cause of
the idea.

3. What states the results of the idea?

-People are adversely affected by these devices states the results of the idea.

WHAT’S MORE

✓ 1. How to play drums.

X 2. Impact to technology in education .
✓ 3. Importance of daily reading habit.
✓ 4. Increased drop-out rate in a school.
✓ 5. The act of kindness.

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

1. Cause and effect is a text development pattern explains why something

happens and states what results a particular event produces.

2. Cause and Effect focuses on: why did the topic happen; what caused it; what does it
cause; what are its effects; and, how is it related to something else.

3.Signal words used in introducing cause include: such as, because, so, consequently, therefore, thus,
and since.

4. Signal words used in introducing effect include: accordingly, consequently, hence, so, therefore, and
this.

WHAT I–CAN DO

There are many casualties because of the lack of preparedness not just by the disaster group of
Tacloban but all the people who has experienced Yolanda's wrath. There would be a notice from other
government agencies and authorities, but the hurricane is too strong and people are not prepared enough
when the hurricane hit the land mass of Tacloban. Also, the places where evacuees take shelter has been
wiped out by the surge combined with strong winds and floodings. Families take refuge on churches and
high places, but unfortunately all places has almost destroyed by forces of nature. It was really one of the
worst disaster ever happened on earth.

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

The working out of cause and effect is eternal. You are part of this rising and falling that never
ends, and only by riding the wave can you ensure that the waves don't drown you. “When two things
occur successively we call them cause and effect if we believe one event made the other one happen.”

 LESSON 7- Problem- Solution

WHAT’S NEW
 Problem

A large number of CIFL or children in conflict with the law may commit more juvenile crimes. An
d they blend with the other CIFL regulars, thereby establishing an organization of future gangsters.

Solution

Give them the opportunity to intensely rehabilitate and provide educational programs suited to th
eir needs and abilities which will prepare them in the harsh realities of life. It is equally important that th
ey get the full support and encouragement of their parents and fellow learners.

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

1. Define the problem to be solved.

2. Decide how to organize your writing.
3. Gather supporting information.
4. Write a thesis statement.
5. Support your thesis with examples and details.
6. Brainstorm to identify several solutions.
7. Write a strong conclusion.