Writing is one basic and important skill one
should have in order to communicate, whether it
be for the humanities, sciences or business. Under
these various disciplines or fields where writing is
required, we need to determine which writing
pattern is best to use. The Humanities may
involve writing literature reviews, book reports,
literary analyses, essays, critical reviews, and
argumentative papers. The Sciences have
natural, social, formal and applied science.
Writing for this discipline calls for precise use of
terms, simple and direct language, objectivity
and clarity. As for Business, we have memos,
claim letters, economic research papers,
résumés, school application essays, scholarship
application letters, and business proposals.
 There
are things you may want to
write first before speaking since
writing will give you more time to
think of what you want to say. As
a student, you may have already
encountered different writing
tasks. By this time, you may have
also developed your own way of
expressing your thoughts through
writing.
 Composing
paragraphs, essays or short
answers for your homework are some of
the instances when you have to write.
When you write, you need to know your
reason. Why do you need to write? What
are you writing for? This sounds a little
difficult in the beginning. That is why it is
necessary that you organize your ideas
first. How do you organize your ideas?
Arranging your thoughts will depend on
the purpose you have for writing, hence,
there are patterns of written texts across
disciplines.
 The
different patterns of
development of these written texts
across disciplines will help you find
the direction of the thoughts and
ideas you write.
 Some of the patterns may have
similarities and differences that
distinguish one from the others. To
help you tell apart a specific
pattern, look into the distinctive
characteristics it has.