“What Makes a Good Paragraph?”

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“What Makes a Good Paragraph?” “We have to be able to understand it!” “What can we do to make our reader understand our writing?”

“What do all of these mean?” 3 Things Make a Good Paragraph: Unity Coherence Elaboration “What do all of these mean?”

“What does unity mean to you?” Let’s Start with Unity… “What does unity mean to you?” When a paragraph has unity, all the sentences relate directly to the main idea. If there is a sentence off topic at all, this begins to create confusion for your reader. Use only the most important details!

#2: COHERENCE A coherent paragraph is one in which all of the sentences logically fit together. When a paragraph has coherence, your reader can easily see how all of the details are connected.

“How can we create coherence?” There are 2 ways! Order details in a way that makes sense. 2. Show a connection by using transitional words.

“Order Please!” “Look at the chart!” Not that kind of order! Organizing your details in a specific order is 1 way to make your paragraph clear and coherent. Coherence “Look at the chart!” Chronological Order Presents details in the order they occur Spatial Order Presents details according to location Order of Importance Details are least important to most or the reverse Logical Order Groups related details together Coherence

2nd Way to Create Coherence: Transitional Words “We want to see a connection!” Transitional words help the reader see a relationship between ideas. after finally soon later meanwhile first next before then They tie things together! across beyond under around inside down because therefore consequently

# 3: Elaboration “Give us more detail! Elaboration means: to add more detail, so your reader can get a clear picture of what you mean!

Here are are Nine Ways to Elaborate! Use Highly Descriptive Words: vivid adj.’s & adv.’s, precise V’s & N’s. 2. Give a detailed Definition of the subject or detail. 3. Provide an Example that shows your point. 4. Use Comparison: Similes and/or Metaphors. 5. Use Contrast to show how your idea is different from something else. 6. Include a Fact to support your main idea. 7. Use a Statistic (a fact in numerical form) to support your main idea. 8. Use Sensory Details that appeals to one or more of the 5 senses. 9. Use Cause & Effect to explain how 1 thing causes another.

“Now we see what you’re talking about!”