Text as a connected discourse

1. Text as a
Connected
Discourse

3. A text is a large unit
of written language.
Discourse is an
expression of ideas.
Thus text is a group
of ideas put together
to make a point or a
central idea.

4. Properties
of a
Well-written Text
To be able to distinguish good writing
from bad writing

6. ORGANIZATION
• Refers to the arrangement of ideas in a
text
• Making an outline of ideas helps in
organization to distinguish the general
and specific ideas
• SKELETON of text

7. ORGANIZATION
INTRODUCTION

8. ORGANIZATION
BODY

9. ORGANIZATION
CONCLUSION

10. COHERENCE AND COHESION
• Connection of ideas and
connection between
sentences and
paragraphs
• Usage of transitional
words and cohesive
devices

11. COHERENCE AND COHESION
To add more information – In addition,
More over
To refer to the previous statement – as
mentioned earlier
To contrast- However

12. APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE USE
• Acceptable style of
language for particular
form of text
Example: for Businesses
and Creative Writers

13. PROPER MECHANICS
• Conventions of writing
• (CAPITALIZATION,
PUNCTUATION, SPELLING,
NUMERALS, ABBREVIATIONS,
ACRONYM and CONTRACTIONS
• Syntactically anomalous
sentences

14. 1. What are the properties of a well-written text?
2. How can an outline be useful for organizing
ideas?
3. What is the device that is used for achieving
coherence in a text?
4. What are the ways in which a writer can
provide cohesion in a text?
5. What are the characteristics of effective
language use?

15. TECHNIQUES IN
SELECTING AND
ORGANIZING
INFORMATION

16. GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
• Arranging ideas in order
• Helps in making clear connections
between and among ideas

17. GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Time Pattern Organizer
This is used when
ideas are needed to
be arranged in
chronological order
such as stories or
procedures

18. GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Space Pattern Organizer
Used in descriptions
to show an object
of description
appears in space

19. GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Listing Pattern Organizer
Used when the
author provides a
series of details that
does not require
any order.

20. GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Classification Pattern Organizer
Used when the
author divides a
group into
subgroups or
smaller groups.

21. GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Comparison and Contrast Pattern Organizer
Used to know the
similarities and
differences of two
or more subjects.

22. GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Cause-and-Effect Pattern Organizer
Used when the
author intends to
express why
something
happened or the
result of a
particular event

23. GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Generalization and Example Pattern Organizer
Used when the
author explains a
general idea and
discusses it in
specific terms using
examples

24. GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Definition Pattern Organizer
Used when the
author provides a
meaning of a new
difficult word

25. PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT
Narration

26. PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT
Description

27. PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT
Definition

28. PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT
Exemplification/Classification

29. PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT
Comparison and Contrast

30. PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT
Cause and Effect

31. PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT
Problem-Solution

32. PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT
Persuasion

33. GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
• Arranging ideas into an outline
• Recognizing hierarchy of ideas
OUTLINING

34. GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
1. ALPHANUMERICAL FORMAT
OUTLINING
Two Outlining Formats
I.
A.
1.
2.
B.
1.
2.
II.
A.
1.

35. GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
1. DECIMAL FORMAT
OUTLINING
Two Outlining Formats
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.2.1
1.2.2
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.2.1
2.2.2