UNIT 4

PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT IN WRITING

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LESSON 2
DESCRIPTION
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of this lesson, the students should be
able to:
define the meaning of description and its two
types;
 identify the pattern in making a descriptive
paragraph/writing;
share some ideas about the description;
make a descriptive essay using the pattern in
composing a descriptive writing.
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S L S R T T T L U F R I R E
C T O C R R R H B K H T E R
R Y H N R E J F J K G C W Y
I U K H B I K D E P I E T R
P I J G V O P U C G Y J E R
T I J R N Y L T T D U B W Y
I P B E M R G P I K P O Q T
V R N G R Y F U V O I T U Y
E B G B E J S T E P N Y E T
Y M D V R K Y I O T U E R R
T N T M U L U P P P Y U U F
U B E N V B I Y V Y T W Y V
DESCRIBE
YOURSELF
READ AND OBSERVE
DESCRIPTIO
N
A Description provides
information on what a person,
an object , or a situation is like.
It appeals to the reader’s senses
allowing him or her to see, hear,
taste , smell, or feel the subject.
TWO TYPES OF
DESCRIPTION
OBJECTIVE
It aims to inform or to
identify
factual
SUBJECTIVE
It aims to elicit special
feelings or reactions
Descriptive Paragraph
The writer makes use of
concrete and specific details ,
which are carefully chosen to
paint a picture in the mind of
the reader.
EXAMPLES OF WRITING GENRES
THAT USE DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPHS
Literary Analyses
Descriptive Essays
Business Plans
Lab Reports
Research Papers
EXAMPLES OF SIGNAL
WORDS

To the left

To the right
From near to far
From top to bottom
Description Pattern
focus on the details as part of
the whole
The active part of speech is
adjective
descriptive also make use of
signal words
Descriptive Essay
The descriptive essay is a genre of
essay that asks the student to describe
something-object, person, place,
experience, emotion, situation, etc.
This genre encourages the student’s
ability to create a written account of a
particular experience.
Guidelines for writing a descriptive essay

take time to brainstorm

use clear and concise language
use your senses
be organized
SUM UP
WRITE A DESCRIPTIVE
ESSAY ABOUT
ANYTHING YOU WANT
UNDER THE SUN.
ASSIGNMENT
STUDY ALL THE IMPORTANT
DETAILS OR INFORMATIONS ABOUT
LESSON 1 AND LESSON 2; WE WILL BE
HAVING A SHORT QUIZ
SEARCH SOME INFORMATONS
ABOUT DEFINITION.
GET READY FOR OUR NEXT CLASS
THANK YOU
!