Text As A Reader-Writer Subject
Text As A Reader-Writer Subject
Text As A Reader-Writer Subject
Objectives
1. To describe a written text as connected discourse;
2. To distinguish between and among techniques in
selecting and organizing information
a. brainstorming list
b. graphic organizer
c. topic outline
d. sentence outline
3. To create a narration of events through writing.
Review!
• Text is a large unit of written text.
• Discourse is an expression of ideas.
• There are four properties of a well-
written text:
– Organization
– Coherence and Cohesion
– Appropriate Language Used
– Proper Mechanics
Reading-Writing Connection
Process Reading Writing
Stage 1 (Before) Pre-reading Strategy: Prewriting Strategy:
Event 2/Step 2
Description or details of instruction
Event 3/Step 3
Description or details of instruction
Space Pattern Organizer
• This pattern is commonly used in
descriptions to show how an object of
description appears in space (from top
to bottom, left to right, etc.)
Topic:
Where in Hearing Sight Smell Taste Touch
Space?
Ex. Top
Ex. Bottom
Listing Pattern Organizer
• This pattern is used when the author
provides a series of details that does
not require any order.
Topic:
Detail 1
Detail 2
Detail 3
Detail 4
Classification Pattern Organizer
• This pattern is used when the author
divides a group into subgroups or
smaller groups.
Topic:
Comparable Comparable
Topic 1 Topic 2
Cause-and-effect Pattern
Organizer
• This pattern is used when the author
intends to express why something
happened or what resulted from a
particular event that happened.
Cause 2
Cause 1 Cause 3
Effect
Generalization and Example
Pattern Organizer
• This pattern is used when the author
explains a general idea and discusses
it in specific terms using examples.
General Idea Statement
Explanation
Example
Definition Pattern Organizer
• This pattern is used when the author
provides a meaning of a new or
difficult word.
Term
Definition Antonyms