READING AND WRITING

Review!
PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT IN WRITING
Narration
 WARM UP!
Think of someone or something you adore. Describe
it/him/her by answering the following questions:

What does it/she/he look like?

What are its/her/his characteristics?
DESCRIPTION
THE SECOND PATTERN OF
DEVELOPMENT IN WRITING
The purpose of description is to
recreate, invent, or visually
present a person, place, event, or
action so that the reader can
picture that which is being
described. It is heavily based on
sensory details: sight,
sound, smell, feel, taste.
 CHARACTERISTICS OF

DESCRIPTION
It has a clear focus and sense
of purpose.
It uses sensory details and
precise words.
It presents details in a logical
order.
 VARIETIES OF

DESCRIPTION
OBJECTIVE
SUBJECTIVE
 OBJECTIVE
It looks into factual and scientific
characteristics of what is being described
as objectively as possible. The writer stays
away from emotional impressions or
responses and instead, describes the scene
as it is.
The Acer barbatum is a small to medium-sized,
deciduous tree usually ranging from 15 to 25 m. (50 to
80 ft.) tall when mature. Its bark is light gray and
smooth on younger trees, and it becomes ridged and
furrowed with age. Leaves are opposite and shallowly
to deeply palmately lobed, with a few blunt teeth but
no serrations. The leaf sinuses are rounded, unlike
those of red maple (Acer rubrum) which are sharply V-
shaped. Also, the sides of terminal leaf lobes are more
or less parallel, while those of red maple are widest at
the base, tapering to the tip.
 SUBJECTIVE
It is a sort of description that the author would
normally use to “paint a picture” of how he
sees a character, or how he wants the reader
to see a character. It is also used in a literary
discourse when there is stereotyped image that
can be attributed to a person, place, or an
event.
My mother had hair so dark that it looked
like a waterfall of ink. She always kept it
in a braid that fell to her slim waist, and
always tied with a plain black band. The
braid of black slung over her shoulder,
the plaits shining like scales.
 Asynchronous Activity
Read the sample text given.
Determine whether the author
successfully used the Description as
pattern of development. Also examine
what variety of description was used
by the author.