April 17

Pre- Test
Directions: Read each item

carefully and choose only the letter
of your answer. Write your answers
on your activity notebook.
1. It consists of one or more paragraphs that attempt to explain a complex term.
A. single definition C. simplified definition
B. double definition D. extended definition
2. It explains the origin of the word itself.

A. etymology C. cause-and-effect
B. history D. description
3. It discusses how the situation came about and what outcome it may have.
A. etymology C. cause-and-effect
B. history D. description
4. It discusses how the topic in question functions, including any special materials or conditions
required.
A. principles of operation C. contrast/negation
B. classification D. comparison
5. It shows how the topic fits into a larger category.

6. It shows how the topic differs from others in the same class.
7. It shows how the topic is like others in the class.

8. It explains by comparing two dissimilar topics, where the second is familiar to the audience.
A. principles of operation C. examples
B. analogy D. illustrations
9. It refers to short, phrase-length definitions.
A. Single C. simplified
B. Double D. extended
10. It gives readers something familiar to associate the term with.

A. simplified definition C. informal sentence definition
B. formal sentence definition D. extended definition
11. It is the key to writing a good extended definition.

A. simplify the definition C. choose the sources of definition
B. extend the definition D. give the literal meaning of the word
12. It is a way of unlocking meaning of difficult words by defining other terms.

13. It contains additional potentially unfamiliar terms.

A. simplified definition C. informal sentence definition
B. formal sentence definition D. extended definition
14. It is a way of unlocking meaning of difficult words through
additional definitions.
15. It is a sentence, clause, or phrase in length.

B. short definition D. extended definition
Note: Term defined (in underlined bold)
Class to which the term belongs (in underlined italic)
 An algorithm is a finite description of a finite number of steps required to

accomplish some well-defined tasks.
 Carbohydrates are a food group including sugars, starches, and cellulose.
 Computer Memory is one of the three basic components of a computer which
stores information for future use-both the data that will be operated on as well as
the programs that direct the operations to be performed.
 Reservoir rock is the type of rock that has sufficient porosity and permeability to
allow gas and oil to accumulate and be produced in commercial quantities.
 Influenza is an acute highly contagious infection of the respiratory tract, which
occurs sporadically or in epidemic and that lasts up to a month.
Learning Objectives:
Identify extended definition

Identify the techniques of extended
definition; and
Appreciate the significance of learning
extended definitions in academic writing.
Activity: Map the Word
Here is a different presentation of the definition of the word “crystal”. Study the model map
on crystals and answer the questions that follow.
The Model Map on Crystals
Characteristics:
glassy Non-example:
clear colored coal
brightly colored
evenly shaped
pepper
patterned lava
glimmers sparkle
CRYSTAL
Example:
Definition: metals
A solid made of rocks
atoms in an
snowflakes
ordered pattern
salt
sugar
Processing questions:
What is the term being defined?

What aspects of the definition were
considered in the graphic organizer?
Was the graphic organizer helpful to
you? In what way?
What is an extended definition?
 Anextended definition consists of one or

more paragraphs that attempt to explain a
complex term.
Techniques of Extended Definition
 Definition can begin with a synonym, a brief phrase, or a formal sentence
that explains the term/field in its most basic form. The techniques you use
will depend on what is appropriate for audience and subject matter. These
techniques are listed below:
1. Etymology – explaining origin of the word itself

2. History – if relevant, discussing the history of the term/its
use/controversies associated with it
3. Cause and Effect – discussing how the situation came about
and what effects it may have
4. Description – listing and defining the component parts
5. Principles of Operation – discussing how the topic in question
functions, including any special materials or conditions required
6. Classification - showing how the topic fits into a
larger category
7. Contrast/Negation – showing how the topic differs
from others in the same class
8. Comparison – showing how the topic is like others in
the class
9. Analogy – explaining by comparing two dissimilar
topics, where the second is familiar to the audience
10. Examples
11. Illustrations
Writing Formal Sentence Definitions
 One of the first things to do when you write an extended definition is to compose
the formal sentence definition of the term you are writing about. It establishes
the focus for the rest of the discussion. It is "formal" because it uses a certain
form. Here are several examples:
 Formal sentence definitions: their components are the term being defined, the
class it belongs to, and its distinguishing characteristics.
Note: Term defined (in bold) Class to which the term belongs (in italic)
An algorithm is a finite description of a finite number of steps required to accomplish

some well-defined tasks.
Carbohydrates are a food group including sugars, starches, and cellulose.
Computer Memory is one of the three basic components of a computer which stores
information for future use-both the data that will be operated on as well as the programs
that direct the operations to be performed.
Reservoir rock is the type of rock that has sufficient porosity and permeability to allow
gas and oil to accumulate and be produced in commercial quantities.
Influenza is an acute highly contagious infection of the respiratory tract, which occurs
sporadically or in epidemic and that lasts up to a month.
 What is extended definitions?
 What are the techniques used in writing extended

definitions?
 What is the importance of extended definitions?

Activity: Define the Word
Directions: You write a one-paragraph essay

with 5-10 sentences to define the word “family”
(You use any of the given ways on how to expand
a definition into a paragraph. 20 points)

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Pre- Test

Directions: Read each item

2. It explains the origin of the word itself.

5. It shows how the topic fits into a larger category.

7. It shows how the topic is like others in the class.

10. It gives readers something familiar to associate the term with.

11. It is the key to writing a good extended definition.

12. It is a way of unlocking meaning of difficult words by defining other terms.

13. It contains additional potentially unfamiliar terms.

15. It is a sentence, clause, or phrase in length.

 An algorithm is a finite description of a finite number of steps required to

Identify extended definition

The Model Map on Crystals

What is the term being defined?

 Anextended definition consists of one or

1. Etymology – explaining origin of the word itself

An algorithm is a finite description of a finite number of steps required to accomplish

 What are the techniques used in writing extended

 What is the importance of extended definitions?

Directions: You write a one-paragraph essay

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