HANDOUT PROPERTIES OF A WELL WRITTEN TEXT

Question 1

A series of sentences that are organized, coherent, and are all related to a single topic.

Answer 1

Paragraph

Question 2

Parts of paragraph

Answer 2

• Introduction
• Body
• Conclusion

Question 3

Types of Sentence in a Paragraph

Answer 3

• Topic Sentence
• Supporting Sentences
• Concluding Sentence

Question 4

Also known as arrangement, is achieved when ideas are logically and accurately arranged with focus on the arrangement of ideas, incidents, evidence, or details in a definite order in a paragraph, essay, or speech.

Answer 4

Organization

Question 5

Refers to the overall sense of unity in a passage, including both the main point of sentences and the main point of each paragraph.

Answer 5

COHERENCE

Question 6

It is also a very important aspect of academic writing because it immediately affects the tone of your writing. __________ writing does not mean just “grammatically correct” sentences; __________ writing refers to the connection of your ideas both at the sentence level and at the paragraph level.

Answer 6

COHESION/COHESIVE

Question 7

Use a conjunction or conjunctive adverb to link sentences with particular logical relationships.

Answer 7

Transitions

Question 8

occurs when ideas are connected at the conceptual level

Answer 8

Coherence

Question 9

connection of ideas at the sentence level

Answer 9

Cohesion

Question 10

achieved when a composition contains one focused idea

Answer 10

Unity