Focus and Coherence

This refers to the overall understandability of what you write or say and involves summarizing the overall argument; putting separate, major points into separate paragraphs; and beginning each paragraph with a ‘topic sentence’, following by supporting sentences.

• Organization

• Coherence

• Cohesion

• Writing Conventions

This refers to the “grammatical” aspects of writing and is focused on the degree to which sentences (or even different parts of a sentence) are connected so that the flow of ideas is easy to follow.

• Organization

• Coherence

• Cohesion

• Writing Conventions

These are words that are not considered part of the standard vocabulary of a language and that are used very informally.

• Jargon

• Slang

• Idioms

• Euphemism

The word cohere means

• to be a free thought
• to stick to something
• to not understand

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Coherence means 

• to make sentences stick together
• to separate your ideas
• to conclude your paragraph

When sentences stick together, 

• it makes all your ideas one
• it confuses the reader
• it makes your ideas flow in a logical order

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is one way to create coherence in your writing?

• use I throughout your essay
• use transitions
• use conjunctions 

Bonus ? 
 To have a single purpose in an essay that all sentences explain, discuss, and support is called ___________

• transition
  transition
• coherence
• unity

In which functional category do the following logical linking words belong: In order to, to, so as to

• Purpose
• Time
• Addition
• Contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following things can you do to create a cohesive sentence?

• Add repetitious words
• Remove repetitious words 
• Repeat repetitious words
• Scaffold repetitious words