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WRITING PARAGRAPHS AND COMPOSITIONS STUDY GUIDE

Writing is almost always an activity assigned to students in all disciplines
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There are nine writing formats which are:

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The five line limerick and
the 14 line sonnet )

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( WHAT , WHO , WHEN
, WHERE , WHY and HOW ) in the first paragraph or paragraphs, and the supporting details in
the succeeding paragraphs
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Textbook Chapter Format , which consists of an introduction , a discussion , a summary and
application exercises
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Essay Format , Which consists of an introduction , a body and a conclusion
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Scientific or Technical article format , Which consists of an introduction , or a hypothesis ,
an explanation of the methodology or research design , a presentation and analysis of data, and a
summary of findings , conclusions , and recommendations
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Topic Pattern , in which bras subjects are divided into topics , lists, or categories of items ( ex
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Chronological Pattern , in which the material is discussed as it occurs during a period of time
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Causes and effects of malnutrition )

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Comparison and contrast between presidential and parliamentary
forms of government )

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Thesis- support Pattern , in which a thesis ( a point of view expressed by a speaker or a writer
) is supported by the details in the form of evidences
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Descriptive Pattern , in which experiences are recreated through the suggestiveness of
language and characteristics and used as details
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Patterns of paragraph development of the location of the
topic sentence
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) Deductive Pattern – First sentence is the topic sentence
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) Deductive-Inductive Pattern – First and last is the topic sentence
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) Hinted Pattern – no stated topic sentence

Paragraphs are classified according to the forms of discourse:

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DESCRIPTIVE – serves to describe something
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ARGUMENTATIVE/ PERSUASIVE PARAGRAPH – serves to convince to change someone’s
mind
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a paraphrase is a restatement of
the ideas of the author of the original material
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Thus , its length is almost the same as that of the original
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However , unlike
paraphrasing , summarizing is writing a reduced version of the original selection
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One who summarizes not only alters the wordings of the original selection, but also reduces it to
desired length
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Therefore , it is
imperative for him to develop his skill in writing reports to be delivered orally or to be submitted
In printed form
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Locate information
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Prepared Summarized notes
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Write a tentative draft
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Prepare final bibilography by order
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Use final Checklist to determine the completeness and correctness of the report

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