Unit 8: The Concept Paper

Lesson 2
Patterns of Concept (or Idea) Development

English for Academic and Professional Purposes

Senior High School Applied - Academic
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Learning ● Identify the different ways of
Objectives presenting concepts.
At the end of the
● Determine the various
lesson, you should be
able to do the
structures of sample texts.
following:

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 With a partner, search for studies
and articles related to your
Take a research topic. Determine the
closer look different ways in which the
writers presented concepts in the
said studies.

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 How does the definition pattern
Essential
help the writer form concrete
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concepts?

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 Definition Pattern of Development

This pattern aims to do the following:

● Clarify meaning.
● Set the foundation of the argument.
● Give a background for a concept.

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 Definition Pattern of Development

Things a writer should keep in mind:

● Choose a seemingly abstract concept.
● Select potential elements of the definition.
● Create the definition using a text structure.

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 Definition Pattern of Development

● It can be presented in a paragraph or a full essay.

● The thesis statement should contain the writer’s
own personal definition of the concept, and that
definition should be aligned with the discussion.
● Succeeding parts of the text should present and
explain the different ways to define the term.

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Definition Pattern of Development: Example
Reading comprehension strategies are needed to help
students understand a given text. If a student wants to
understand a text, he or she should be able to choose a
strategy to help him or her fully comprehend the given
words or concepts. These strategies include using prior
knowledge, predicting, identifying the main idea,
questioning, retelling, and summarizing. Each kind of
strategy has its own function, which a student should
know in order to use it effectively.
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 Definition Pattern of Development: Example
Prior knowledge allows students to understand
a text based on the knowledge they already
have, while predicting requires them to guess
what may happen next in the text. When asked
to identify the main idea, the reader should be
able to deduce what the text is about, while
questioning allows him or her to ask about the
text.
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Definition Pattern of Development: Example

Retelling is a strategy that has students retell a

story or concept in their own words, and
finally, summarizing lets students summarize
the text in their own words. These strategies
are imperative to better reading
comprehension.
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What are other ways
to define concepts?

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 Exemplification Pattern of Development

This pattern aims to do the following:

● Clarify a point.
● Give a picture or specific instance.
● Concretize an abstract idea.
● Illustrate examples in great detail.
● Discuss the 5 W and 1 H questions.
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 Exemplification Pattern of Development
● The thesis statement should still contain the
concept being discussed and the specific
ways that it will be exemplified in the written
output.
● Each body paragraph should contain a
different example in order to illustrate the
main idea.
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Exemplification Pattern of Development: Example

Reading strategies are usually prompted by

teachers by asking questions or showing visual
cues related to the text. For example, when a
teacher asks students to reflect on the
question “What do you already know about the
topic?” that is an example of unlocking prior
knowledge.
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Exemplification Pattern of Development: Example
If a teacher would like students to summarize
the text, he or she would ask them, “Give the
important details of the story.” These
strategies can also be done by oneself. A
reader who is reading silently may write
questions in the margins or in the notebook
about the text, which could eventually be
answered
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Exemplification Pattern of Development: Example
Classmates could have a contest of who does
the best retelling, and the judge could be the
teacher. Having readers make predictions
could be another contest; whoever guesses the
closest to the ending or result would be the
winner. These examples of using strategies
could help the reader understand a complex
text.
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Why are examples necessary to
complement the definitions of
concepts?

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 Expanding Ideas for the Concept Paper

● Concepts serve as the backbone of the paper.

● Expanding ideas gives readers more
opportunities to understand the ideas being
discussed.
● It creates a contextual situation for readers
who may be interested in the potential project.

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Expanding Ideas for the Concept Paper: Example

It is imperative for SHS students to use reading

strategies to understand content-based texts in major
subjects. Previous research states that many readers,
both foreign and local, are not aware of these critical
thinking strategies for reading. This study will be helpful
for teachers who teach reading, especially at the senior
high school level. This will determine if there are critical
readers in the SHS.
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Why should a writer contextualize the
concept for the specific research topic?

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Locate the
Cite how the writer used the
Definition
definition pattern to discuss the
Pattern in a
Research
concepts in the study.

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What concept is being discussed in the paper?

Which type of definition did the writer use to

present the concepts?

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 Create an extended definition of
Extended
at least two concepts from your
Definitions
own research topic.

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How did you create your extended definitions
for the chosen concepts?

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Question

How is definition different from

exemplification?

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Question

What is one strategy for using exemplification

in writing a concept paper?

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Question

How can “coworking spaces” be defined for an

introduction in a concept paper?

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 Wrap Up
Writers can use the definition and
exemplification pattern of
development for a concept paper.

The definition pattern of

development allows writers to
clarify the concept into
something that is concrete.
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 Wrap Up
The exemplification pattern of
development allows writers to
illustrate their points about a
topic.

The two patterns can be used

together in an introduction
paragraph of a concept paper. 30
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