Coherence and Cohesion and Essay parts

What is coherence?

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• It refers to the flow of your writing. Your ideas should be logically organized and appropriately sequenced.

What is Cohesion?

• Coherence describes the way that the elements in our sentences and paragraphs hang together to produce meaning

• Cohesion refers to linking words that help you connect ideas, and show the relationship between paragraphs, sentences, and parts of sentences

• It refers to making sense while writing

• It refers to the meaning of words through contect

How do you structure an essay?

• Introductory paragraph, body paragraphs, and concluding paragraph

• Examples, Explanations, Facts and Stats to support your topic sentence

• With transitions words

• With Time expressions

In which part of the essay do you paraphrase your opinion?

• Introduction

• Body paragraph 1

• Body paragraph 2

• Conclusion

In a point by point paragraph, the points and ideas are

• discussed one by one

• are discussed in all paragraphs

• discussed two by two

• are introduced in the conclusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why is it important to use paragraphs?

• They give structure to your writing. They function as sign posts since they tell where your ideas are going

• Because they provide length to your essay

• Because they have examples

• Because they provide the thesis statement and background information

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which part of a paragraph provides examples, explanations, and stats

• Topic Sentence

• Supporting Details

• Thesis Statement

• Hook

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which part of a paragraph provides the main idea?

• The concluding sentence

• The topic sentence

• The supporting details

• The hook

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is an example of a linking word? Choose the right ones

• At the end of the day,

• Needless to say,

• However,

• Thesis Statement,

What is a run on sentence?

• a written sequence of two or more main clauses that are not separated by a period or semicolon or joined by a conjunction.

• A short sentence that ends in a comma.

• A sentence that ends in a period

• A complex sentence

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A