Reading and Writing Skills: Module 3 & 4
Reading and Writing Skills: Module 3 & 4
Reading and Writing Skills: Module 3 & 4
Module 3 & 4
Prepared by: MS. MANZYEL JOY G. DE LILLA
Student: ________________________________ Strand & Section: ______________
Subject Teacher: ___________________________
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Upon the completion of this module, you will be able:
To know the structure of the descriptive pattern;
To analyze the given narrative paragraph
To construct descriptive paragraph on a given topic.
RECAP:
Let us recall our previous lesson on patterns of development in writing. There are eight patterns of paragraph
development in writing. Narration as discussed in our last lesson extends the requirement of chronological
ordering of events or situations. The use of transitional words or phrases signal the time of the turn of events.
Narration is telling a story and it embodies the elements of setting, character, plot, conflict, and theme. This
module will help you understand description as another pattern of development in writing.
MODULE CONTENT:
When we write paragraphs, we tend to recreate an imaginative representation of the ideas that we have
acquired and assimilate. These paragraphs extend our vision in a written form. Words and group of words
became a circulating body of invisible objects ready to be digest by another entity of interpretation and
representation.
This module once again will explore the other pattern of development in writing, the world of descriptions.
Description is one pattern of paragraph development that paints pictures with words and brings the
action or scenes to the reader. It appeals to the senses -smell, taste, hear, sight, and touch through the
imagination of the readers. It builds mental images for the reader; it makes present what is absent. -Source:
Prentice Hall, Grammar and Composition 3
To write a good description you should learn to observe keenly and accurately. Your eyes gather visual
images; your ears gain auditory images, and your mouth forms taste images. Behind the sense organs is the
mind which selects important details and allows unimportant details to go unheeded.
Successful description demands a special technique depending upon the purpose of the description. If
you want to tell what a house looks like, use objective or factual and scientific description. It describes the
scene as it is and stays away from emotional expression. Thus, “The house is painted blue, spacious, and
Mediterranean style”. If you want to give the effect the house has on you, your description will be subjective or
suggestive and imaginative. This kind of description is based on opinion, emotion, and the author’s own
perception of a subject. It also looks at how one sees something and wants something to be seen. “The house
looks refreshing and exciting for the beauty of its location”. The purpose of your description gives your work
unity.
Descriptive writing should always contain strong, specific details. Features such as color, size, texture,
shape, and condition should be expressed clearly and sharply in action verbs, precise nouns, and colorful
adjectives.
When we talk about figures of speech, we tend to recall commonly used in any paragraph development
in writing. Simile is a comparison of two things through the use of “like” or “as”. Metaphor is a direct comparison
of two things. Personification is the use of human characteristics to describe animals, things, or ideas.
1. Decide on a particular topic. It can be a person, place, experience, or even objects that has an impact on you
and you can deliberately discuss and explore it.
2. Think and formulate your dominant impression and start drafting a statement.
3. Consider your secondary purpose in writing your paragraph. It can be to deliver entertainment or just to inform
your readers on a particular topic.
4. List down many details and sensory impressions as you imagine your particular topic. Bank different vivid
descriptions that will help you explore your dominant impression.
5. Organize the flow of your sentences trying to imagine how your readers can understand your point and be
familiar with your topic.
6. Consider the involvement of your reader’s emotions. It is there that you can be successful in conveying your
goals in writing a descriptive pattern.
7. Revisit your draft for consistency of tense, emotions, mood, and the strength of your words’ vividness and its
unity in the dominant impressions that you presented.
(1) Then the sun was sinking and every prismatic color was reflecting back from this ice-encased world. (2) The valley
had become like Ali Baba’s Treasure Cave that I had read about as a child. (3) I found my eyes and throat aching with
the beauty that blazed outside the train windows. (4) Jewels seemed to glitter from every bush, even withered blade of
grass, every twig: sapphires and turquoise, emeralds and amethysts, rubies crystals, diamonds . -Catherine Marshall as mentioned
in the Prentice Hall Grammar and Composition 2.
The first part of the paragraph is objective and towards the end, it changes to subjective
MODULE 4
MODULE CONTENT:
Words often have different meanings based on their use. When beginning to write, it is helpful to
determine the patterns of development that are most effective for your purpose and audience. One pattern in
paragraph development is using DEFINITION. Its purpose is to explain the meaning of a word, a concept or idea.
A paragraph that is developed by definition answers the question “What is it?” Usually expository or
informational, the definition may be one sentence or extended to be a paragraph, theme, or even a book. It is
usually combined with other methods of development.
The definition is intended to clarify meaning; thus, it should identify essential qualities and limit the term’s
meaning.
There are different ways to define a word. These are formal definition, informal definition and extended definition.
Here is an example:
A unified family is a strong team that is capable of weathering adversity, investing in meaningful relationships
and activities, and creating value together.
In this example,
A unified family family a strong team that is capable of weathering adversity, investing in
meaningful relationships and activities, and creating value together.
Species Genus Differentia
Another way to define is through informal definition. Unlike formal definition, informal is partial or incomplete
definition. It does not define a term in its complete sense as it is based on the writer’s experience.
For example:
Families are a strong team.
Extended definition is one or more paragraphs that attempt to explain a complex term.
For example:
A unified family is a strong team that is capable of weathering adversity, investing in meaningful relationships
and activities, and creating value together. Research claims that open and frequent communication is the quality
of strong and united families.
Closing Prayer
We give you thanks Almighty Father through your son Jesus Christ for all the benefits you have given us to you
who live and reign forever and ever. Amen.
Well done! So, you have successfully completed the activities and tasks for the modules 3&4. It is
expected that you have gained insights and meaningful experiences. What a great achievement!
Again, CONGRATULATIONS AND GOD BLESS!
Consultation
Name of Teacher Contact No. Consultation Day Consultation Hours
Ms. Manzyel Joy G. De Lilla 0949-103-8786 Monday to Friday 1:00 PM -5:00 PM