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    The document discusses different patterns of idea development in writing, including general to particular, cause and effect, claim-counterclaim, and problem-solution. It provides examples of paragraphs that use each of these patterns and identifies the linguistic elements and transitional devices used to present the ideas in line with the specific pattern.

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    The document discusses different patterns of idea development in writing, including general to particular, cause and effect, claim-counterclaim, and problem-solution. It provides examples of paragraphs that use each of these patterns and identifies the linguistic elements and transitional devices used to present the ideas in line with the specific pattern.

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    The document discusses different patterns of idea development in writing, including general to particular, cause and effect, claim-counterclaim, and problem-solution. It provides examples of paragraphs that use each of these patterns and identifies the linguistic elements and transitional devices used to present the ideas in line with the specific pattern.

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    The document discusses different patterns of idea development in writing, including general to particular, cause and effect, claim-counterclaim, and problem-solution. It provides examples of paragraphs that use each of these patterns and identifies the linguistic elements and transitional devices used to present the ideas in line with the specific pattern.

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    Pattern of idea development refers to

    the structure of writing on how the


    ideas are being presented. Five of the
    commonly used patterns of idea
    development are discussed in this
    module. These are the general to
    particular, cause and effect, claim-
    counterclaim, problem-solution, and
    persuasion.
    The paragraph above uses a general to particular pattern
    of idea development. The general idea is expressed in the
    first sentence which is ‘Clouds are classified into three
    major groups.’ Then, the succeeding sentences are the
    specific details explaining the general idea. To state these
    specific details, grammatical signals are used such as ‘a’,
    ‘another’, and ‘last’ to present the different major groups of
    clouds. The expression ‘examples of these’ and the word
    ‘specifically,’ are used to present the specific examples of a
    group of clouds. Also, the phrase ‘middle clouds’ is repeated
    to show emphasis of the idea. The expression ‘with these
    being said,’ is used to wrap up the ideas in the paragraph.
    B. Cause and Effect
    This pattern of idea development
    explains the causes or the effects
    of something. When a writer
    presents reasons, he or she is
    explaining the causes. When a
    writer explains the results, he or
    she is explaining the effects.
    The paragraph above uses the cause and effect
    pattern of idea development. The effects of regular
    exercise are explained in the paragraph. To present
    these effects, grammatical signals are used such as
    ‘because of these’, ‘as a result’, and ‘as an effect.’
    Also, you will notice that the paragraph makes use of
    transitional devices for enumeration such as ‘first’,
    and ‘also’. These are used because the paragraph
    enumerates the effects of regular exercise. Aside from
    that, the connector ‘and’ is used to connect ideas
    within the sentence. Lastly, the phrase ‘regular
    exercise’ is repeated for emphasis.
    C. Claim and Counterclaim
    This pattern of idea development refers to
    the structure of presenting a side of an
    issue in an argumentative manner. A claim
    is the writer’s stand on a topic supported by
    evidences and logical reasoning. Also, the
    writer presents the counterclaim or the
    opposite stand of an issue to disprove it
    through evidences and logical reasoning.
    The paragraph above uses the claim-counterclaim pattern
    of idea development. The first sentence presents both claim
    and counterclaim. The writer argues the counterclaim that
    ‘rock music can make teenagers rebellious,’ by stating his or
    her claim that ‘the lyrics is not enough to make them go
    against society.’ The claim disproves the counterclaim by
    presenting evidences and logical reasoning. To present
    these, grammatical signals are used. The transitional device
    ‘however’ is used to present the evidence that teenager
    concentrates more on the musical value of the song rather
    than the inner meaning of the lyrics. Also, the transitional
    device ‘thus’ is used to restate the claim. Aside from this,
    connectors ‘for’ is used to present additional information
    about a study while ‘even though’ is used to contrast two
    ideas making the other idea less true.
    This pattern of idea development
    is used when a writer identifies a
    problem and addresses it by
    presenting one or more solutions. A
    problem refers to the unsatisfactory
    situation that causes troubles or
    difficulties. A solution on the other
    hand, refers to the ways in solving
    or minimizing the problem.
    The paragraph above uses problem-
    solution pattern of idea development. It
    presents the problem ‘drug abuse’
    followed by the suggested solutions to
    this problem. In presenting these
    solutions, grammatical signals and
    expressions are used such as ‘one way
    to solve this’, ‘another solution’, and
    ‘this problem.’

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