PROPERTIES OF A WELL-WRITTEN TEXT Flashcards
is a series of
sentences that are
organized,coherent, and are all
related to a single topic.
PARAGRAPH
achieved when
these ideas are logically and
accurately arranged.
ORGANIZATION
first, second, later,
before, next, as soon as, after, then, finally,
meanwhile
►Chronological Order-
less, more, primary,
last, most important, less important
►Order of Importance-
above, below, beside,
next to, in front of, behind, inside,
outside, outside
►Spatial Order-
first, next, then, following,
after that, last, finally
►Process-
CLEAR
STATEMENT
OF PURPOSE
IDEAS ARE
FORMED
WELL
ORGANIZATION
means that sentences are
arranged in a logical manner,
making them easily understood
by the reader.
COHERENCE
connection of ideas at
sentence level
COHESION
is achieved when a
composition contains one
focused idea
UNITY
►In a _________ all the
supporting ideas are relevant to
the main thought
unified text
is the connection
of the ideas in
the concept
level:
COHERENCE
is the connection
of ideas in the
sentence level:
COHESION
is oneness of
ideas all
pertaining to the
theme or the
topic sentence.
UNITY
Level of language use
Informal/Personal
Standard/
Academic
Business/
Technical
