READING AND WRITING PRE-ASSESSMENT

It is the act of telling a story, usually in some kind of chronological order.

• Anecdote

• Narration

• Definition

• Description

The purpose of it in writing is to convince or move readers towards a certain point of view, or opinion.

• Definition

• Narration

• Classification

• Persuasion

It is a method of paragraph or essay development in which a writer analyzes the reasons for—and/or the consequences of —an action, event, or decision.

• Cause & Effect

• Problem- Solution

• Persuasion

• Definition

The primary purpose of this writing is to describe a person,

place or thing in such a way that a picture is formed in the

reader's mind.

• Definition

• Anecdote

• Description

• Persuasion

A pattern in writing that divides information into two main

sections, one that describes a problem and one that describes

a solution.

• Problem-Solution

• Comparison and Contrast

• Classification

• Definition

It is a rhetorical style that discusses the similarities and

differences of two or more things: ideas, concepts, items,

places, etc.

• Problem-Solution

• Definition

• Comparison and Contrast

• Anecdote

It explains what something is in comparison to other

members of its class, along with any limitations.

• Compare and Contrast

• Classification

• Cause and Effect

• Persuasion

It is a method of paragraph or essay development in which

a writer arranges people, objects, or ideas with shared

characteristics into classes or groups.

• Description

• Classification

• Definition

• Persuasion

These paragraphs are written to help your readers understand why

something happened or is happening, and how one thing affects something else.

• Comparison and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem- Solution

• Classification

This tells what a word means to have a clear understanding of any word

especially technical words, slang and specialized words used in the paragraph.

• Description

• Classification

• Narration

• Definition