SHS - READING AND WRITING, QUARTER 3

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LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET NO. 1

I. Introduction

Writing is a way of learning. Writing helps students think through the ideas and
concepts in a given course, giving them ownership of the information they are gaining.
practice in writing helps children build their reading skills. This is especially true for
younger children who are working to develop phonemic awareness and phonics skills.
Phonemic awareness (the understanding that words are developed from sound
“chunks”) develops as children read and write new words. Similarly, phonics skills or
the ability to link sounds together to construct words are reinforced when children read
and write the same words. For older children practice in the process of writing their own
texts helps them analyze the pieces that they read. They can apply their knowledge
about the ways that they chose to use particular language, text structure or content to
better understand a professional author’s construction of his or her texts.
Learning how to recognize writing patterns is crucial for helping you improve
your reading comprehension. By recognizing the writing pattern, you will be able to
focus your attention on what the author is trying to say and anticipate how the author
will develop a point.

II. Learning Competency

Compare and contrast patterns of written texts across disciplines.

III. Objectives

At the end of this learning activity sheet, you are expected to:
1. Identify similarities and differences among patterns on development in writing
across disciplines.
2. Analyze reading selections through answering the questions given.
3. Compare and contrast writing patterns.

IV. Discussion

Patterns of development in writing across discipline

1. Narration - the most basic pattern of development - describes how, when, and where
an event or occurrence actually happened - used to tell a story or focus on a set of
related events.

Components of Narrative Text

a. Logical Actions - are considered the very movements within the plot or the
narrative that drive the characters forward, be it during the dialogue, or within a
scene

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 b. Way of Narration - refers to how the writer presents the story - includes the pace
by which scenes are given out * having natural progression of time to the events of
the story makes a good writing.

Example: “He came and talked to us. Then he left the house and then he drove the
car back home. Paced Narration “He came and talked to us for a few moments. He
seemed upset, but he managed to get through all the bad news. Shaking our hands
before he left the house come twilight, he seemed to feel better now that he had
delivered the news. He waved from the car as he pulled out of the driveway,
narrowly missing the mailbox again, and drove off to return home.”

2. Description - the pattern of development which goes into details about a specific
object, person, or location, in order to firmly set its appearance. What does it look like?
What are its characteristics?

Varieties of Description

a. Objective Description - 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.
b. Subjective Description - 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 - also used in a literary discourse when there is stereotyped image that
can be attributed to a person, place, or an event.

Example: 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.

3. Definition - explains not just what something means or is, but also what something
does, what something is used for, what something looks like, etc.

Varieties of Definition
a. Denotation- is the primary, explicit, or literal definition of word. One can say that
denotation is also the meaning of a word based on a dictionary.
b. Connotation- is the secondary meaning of a word. It is not necessarily included
in the dictionary; rather it is how people understand a word based on their own
personal or consensual experiences, and not based on a dictionary.

Example: “ . . . the flower or a flowering stem of any numerous wild and cultivated
plants of a genus Rosa; esp. the large, many-pettaled flower of any of the numerous
cultivated varieties of this plant, typically red, white, or yellow, and often scented,
but also occurring in a wide variety of other forms and colors’ (“Rose”
www.oxfordictionaries.com, retrieved May 16, 2015).

This is the denotation of the word “rose”. On the other hand, a bouquet of rose is
usually what a person gives to his/her beloved. Beyond being a flower with a
scientific name, a rose can also connote love and romance.

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4. Exemplification / Classification - divides things into groups, classes, or categories -
organizes ideas into divisions based on criteria or standards.

Exemplification - provides examples and illustrations in order to further clarify or

explain the concept or subject matter - presents the general statement and then
provides specific and concrete examples to expound on the main idea after all for
instance namely that is as an example in other words put another way to be specific
consider the following in particular specifically to clarify for example in short stated
differently to illustrate. Signal Words for Exemplification after all for instance
namely that is as an example in other words put another way to be specific consider
the following in particular specifically to clarify for example in short stated
differently to illustrate

Classification – divide a topic into parts based on specific characteristics.

Example: Dogs are domesticated animals that have been living with humans for
generations. Dogs can be classified in a number of different ways. For example,
they can be classified by breed. Examples of different breeds include beagles,
basset hounds, poodles and countless others as defined by the American Kennel
Club (AKC). They can also be classified by their role in the lives of their masters
and the work they do. For example, a dog might be a family pet, a working dog, a
show dog, or a hunting dog. In many cases, dogs are defined both by their breed
and their role. For example, a dog could be a beagle that is a family pet.

V. Activities

A. Let’s sum up!

Directions: Identify the writing patterns described in each statement.

1. ______________________ the most basic pattern of development - describes how, when,

and where an event or occurrence actually happened - used to tell a story or focus on a
set of related events.

2. _______________________ divides things into groups, classes, or categories - organizes

ideas into divisions based on criteria or standards

3. _______________________ the pattern of development which goes into details about a

specific object, person, or location, in order to firmly set its appearance.

4. _______________________ explains not just what something means or is, but also what
something does, what something is used for, what something looks like

5. _______________________ divide a topic into parts based on specific characteristics.

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B. Let’s Read It!
Directions: Read and analyze the following reading selections and answer the following
questions.

1. The most embarrassing moment of my sophomore year was how I earned my nick
name, Crash. It all started right after school when I turned on to the busiest street
by the school. First I pulled up right behind this truck at a stop sign. After a second,
a fellow older student told me that I was really close and that I was going to hit the
truck in front of me. At the moment I was trying to tell the kid that I was giving a ride
to get back in the car because he was hanging out the window. Since I was distracted,
I thought the long line of traffic had started to move, but it hadn’t. In the blink of an
eye I hit the back of the truck in front of me. The devastation sunk in. I was so worried
that I damaged the truck, but all that I did was scratch his bumper. Lucky for him!
Then it came time to look at my car. My car was ruined. The hood was buckled, the
front end was pushed back, and my headlights were broken. Humiliated and scared,
I still had to drive my totaled care home. During School that year, I never did hear
the end of what had happened that day.

2. Family Means Different Things

By Kelly Roper

Family means different things to different people.

To some, family means mom, dad and the kids.

To others, family means single parents doing the job of two to make a home.
To some, family means living with grandparents too.
To others, family is the aunt or uncle who has stepped up to fill in for parents.
To some, family means two moms or two dads growing a family together.
To others, family means two people multiplying their love through adoption.
To some, family is limited to blood relations.
To others, family includes friends who are there through thick and thin.
To some, family is all about the people in their lives.
To others, pets are considered family members to

3. Love is when you miss and think of that person always. It's the butterflies in the
stomach, the tears on the cheek, it's the way you look at that person like you haven't
seen them. It makes two hearts one. It's you caring and doing everything for someone
to make them happy and smile. It's you sacrificing what you want to see them smile,
putting your feelings aside. Love is every emotion you will ever feel but will never see.
It will hurt you, make you sad and happy, and make you laugh and cry.

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4. Throughout high school my favorite class was history. When it was time to start
figuring out majors to decide from I automatically choose history as my major. Firstly,
History is very interesting to me because you can learn so much about the past. My
favorite time period is between 1600 and 1800 because there were so many issues
happening in our country back then. I have always learned so much in my history
classes and I’m excited for the history class I am taking this year. Secondly, I guess
you could say being a history major is in my blood because many of my family
members on my mom side are or were a history teacher. I have always noticed how
much my family members enjoy their teaching jobs and how they love their lives and
that is what I want my life to be like also. My goal is to keep the tradition going by
majoring in history so that I can become a history teacher like my family, but also I
would love to be a coach at a high school. Lastly, teaching and being a coach has
always been my dream job. I love sports and I played many different kinds of sports.
As a player I wasn’t the best but I knew what I was doing and I was good at, so that
made me think that if I couldn’t play professionally I could become a coach and still
be around sports. Many of my coaches in high school were also history teachers and
they all made a big impact on me while I was there, so one day when I become a
teacher and a coach I would like to make a big impact on my students and players.
It has always been my dream to become a teacher and coach at a high school and I
plan on not changing my goals and plan to achieve them.

Answer the following questions:

1. On selection 1, who do you think narrated the selection?
______________________________________________________________________________
2. Give at least 3 descriptions of family based on selection 2.
Description1: ________________________________________________________________
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Description 2: ________________________________________________________________
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Description 3: ________________________________________________________________
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3. Define love based on selection 3.
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4. Look for the words/phrases that serves as example to encouraged the narrator to
took history as his/her major in studying.
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VI. Assessment

A. Directions: Identify the similarities and differences between the patterns on

development in writing across discipline. Use the Compare/Contrast Matrix below
to present your ideas.

Narration Description Definition

Example Most basic looks into factual defines concepts in
pattern in and scientific the most factual
Attribute 1 writing characteristics way

Attribute 2

Attribute 3

Attribute 4

B. Directions: Identify the similarities and differences between

Exemplification and classification in writing. Use the Venn diagram
below to present your ideas.

Exemplification Classification

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VII. Reflection

Directions: Complete THE statement below.

1. Considering the patterns on development in writing across the discipline, may
help us to come up _________________________________________________________
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______________________________________________________________________through_______
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2. I have learned that __________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
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VIII. References

Nordquist, Richard. "A Guide to All Types of Narration, With Examples." ThoughtCo,
Aug. 28, 2020, thoughtco.com/narration-in-composition-and-speech-1691415.

William H. Gass, "The Sentence Seeks Its Form." A Temple of Texts. Alfred A. Knopf,
2006

https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/tinelachica04/lesson-4-patterns-of-development-
in-writing

http://english120.pbworks.com/w/page/19006987/narrative%20paragraphs

https://family.lovetoknow.com/about-family-values/poems-from-mom-her-son

Prepared by:

KYLE NICOLE Q. CAISIP

Teacher II
SRNHS-SHS

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Assessment: Activities:
1. Narration
2. Exemplification A. Let’s leave it here
Answers may vary
3. Description
4. Definition
B. Fill me
5. Specification
Answers may vary
Reflection.
Answers may vary C. Let’s Read It!
Answers may vary
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IV. Key to Correction