Drugs

Cohabitation

Global Warming

Domestic Violence

Universal Declaration of Human Rights animation

Paragraph Coherence and Unity

Coherence literally means “to stick together”. Coherence in paragraph writing means
that all of the ideas in a paragraph support the topic sentence of your paragraph and
allow the reader to easily understand the ideas you want to express.
Paragraph coherence can be achieved by using major and minor connectors, these
are also called “transitions”.

Major Connectors: Major connectors help organize the main points of your
paragraph. These can also be expressed as bulleted or numbered lists.

Examples: * First, * Second, * Third,
* Finally, * In conclusion, * To summarize.

Minor Connectors: Minor connectors provide coherence to a paragraph by connecting
the sentences within each of the main parts of your paragraph.

Examples: * In addition, * Others include, * ...,but...
* also * That is, * For example, * For instance.

Paragraph Unity means that the paragraph is about only one main idea or topic. All
the sentences in the paragraph (topic, supporting/detail sentences and sometimes,
the conclusion sentence) are telling the reader about one main topic or idea. If you
have a sentence that is not directly related to your main topic, your paragraph is
considered to “lack unity” or the sentence is “off-topic” and should be removed from
the paragraph.

Each paragraph in your article is a sub-division of your complete article topic.

Essay Types

Persuasive/argumentative essay. Makes a claim or takes a position and backs it up with statistics, expert opinions, and other evidence. You may review an opposing review and explain why it is wrong and you are right.

Comparison essay. Demonstrates similarities and differences between two topics.

Descriptive essay. Explains the “what, why, how, when, and where’s” of a topic. For example, a descriptive essay about a tree would explain what it’s made of, why it grows, when it grows, and so on.

Evaluation essay. Describes a thing or event and explains its importance, value, and/or relevance. Did you like this thing? Why?

Narrative essay. Tells a story in a sequence of events. There should be some point, lesson, or idea gleaned from this narrative to make the essay meaningful.

Successful writers know that they produce the best material when they put a little bit of heart and soul into their writing. You can improve your grades and your writing if you personalize just a bit!

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