IRENE RAYOS OMBAC NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Bolacen, Bugallon, Pangasinan READING AND WRITING SKILLS A Module on the Methods of Paragraph Development Prepared for Grade 11 Students Ferdinand D, Braganza, MED-English, Ma.aED., ED.D. Acad.Req. SHS Teacher III JANUARY 2017Lintroduction: This parcel of a module is prepared as a supplemental learning material for the Senior High School Core Subject, Reading and Writing Skills. It is primarily intended for the Grade 14 Senior High School students; likewise, it may also be utilized by the SHS teachers, together with their textbooks , and other modules or learning materials sourced out from the internet. U.Objectives: 1. distinguish the different methods of developing a paragraph 2. analyze paragraphs using the different methods of paragraph development 3. dig into the details provided in the examples 4, write prose articles utilizing the paragraph development learned lil, The Methods of Paragraph Development Efficient and effective paragraph writing necessitates time and thorough planning. @ composition manifesting efficiency, effectiveness and clarity is the sum total of the substancial and carefully constructed paragraphs. ‘There are several ways of organizing the materials and developing the thought of a paragraph. An analysis of these methods will help the students develop the habit of orderly writing. A beginner usually benefits from the conscious use of proven methods. “The methods of paragraph development are generally conditioned by the nature of the topic. They may be employed individually or in combination with one another. You will realize that the same topic may be effectively expanded by anyone of the several ways , and that some of these methods overlap, but it is important to keep in mind that every good paragraph is constructed on some sort of pattern and is the product of careful planning.“ - Mc Peek, James AS ‘A. Narration. itis written to explain what, when , and who. It reveals what aredaer should learn. Narration paragraphs are usually written in chronological order. The narrative needs to explain whois in the story, tell what is happening and when it happened. The story itself is written in time, or chronological order, as the events occurred.‘Two ways of Arranging Details or Actions: 1. Chronological Order or Time Order In a chronological or time order, you present the details or actions in the same order as they actually happen. This arrangement is used in storytelling to build the climax and to explain how something is done as in a process. The basic technique used in narration is chronological order, i.e., incidents are told according to the time of their occurrence. The detail that happened first is mentioned first followed by the detail that happened next; narration ends up with the detail that happened last. This technique is called straight narrative, 2, Flashback Ina flashback, you present a later detail or action before the earliest details or actions are traced up to the latest detail or action. This is in storytelling for a special or artistic effect. Use an appropropriae point of view that is the first person point of view, the narrator, are the actor or a participant in the event, and the third person Point of view if you are merely a reporter or an observer of the event. In storytelling, indicate the direct statements of characters by means of quotation marks. Example: Peddling on My Own: Learning how to ride a bike for the first time was a nerve racking independent moment. | was five years old when my sister informed me that | was too old to still be riding a bike with training wheels. That was the time | deided not to depend on them anymore. Even though | had some doubt, my sister and | went outside and started to take the little wheels off my bike. After my bike went through the trans- formation, | was now ready for the big moment. With butterflies in my stomach, | slowly got on the bike, and with my shaky hands, | gripped the handles tightly. Meanwhile my sister was holding on to me to help keep my balance. I was so afraid That she would let go, yet ! was determined to ride this bike on my own. Next with a ttle help from her, | started to peddle, The faster my bike went the faster my heart Raced. Finally, | looked back nervously and noticed that my sister let go of my bike a Long time ago. ! was lying on the ground, yet I did not care because of the adrenaline rush. { will never forget the exhilarating moment and growing up stage of riding without training wheels. ( Fallon Fauque, 2005)