Do Now:

• On your handout, select the word or phrase that best completes the meaning for each sentence.

• Take out your Paragraph Builder Take out your Paragraph Builder Worksheet. Worksheet.

Aim: How do Aim: How do simple transitions simple transitions make your make your paragraphs more paragraphs more coherentcoherent??

KEYS TO AN EFFECTIVE KEYS TO AN EFFECTIVE PARAGRAPHPARAGRAPH

1.1. Focus on a main pointFocus on a main point2.2. Develop the main pointDevelop the main point3.3. Make paragraphs coherentMake paragraphs coherent

Coherence in writing means that all of Coherence in writing means that all of your support your support CONNECTSCONNECTS to form a to form a whole. whole.

Even when the points and details are Even when the points and details are assembled in an order that makes assembled in an order that makes sense, sense, they still need “glue”they still need “glue” to to connect them. connect them.

Aim: How do Aim: How do simple transitions simple transitions make your make your paragraphs more paragraphs more coherentcoherent??

What What has has

been been readread

What is What is about to about to be readbe read

Aim: How do Aim: How do simple transitions simple transitions make your make your paragraphs more paragraphs more coherentcoherent??

Transitions are words, phrases and sentences that connect your ideas so that your writing moves smoothly from one point to the next.

Aim: How do Aim: How do simple transitions simple transitions make your make your paragraphs more paragraphs more coherentcoherent??

Aim: How do Aim: How do simple transitions simple transitions make your make your paragraphs more paragraphs more coherentcoherent??

• ……Bodies grow faster than brains. Large animals Bodies grow faster than brains. Large animals have low ratios of brain weight to body weight. have low ratios of brain weight to body weight. Brains grow only about two-thirds as fast as Brains grow only about two-thirds as fast as bodies. We have no reason to believe that bodies. We have no reason to believe that large animals are consistently stupider than large animals are consistently stupider than their smaller relatives. We must conclude that their smaller relatives. We must conclude that large animals require relatively less brain to do large animals require relatively less brain to do as well as smaller animals.as well as smaller animals.

Aim: How do Aim: How do simple transitions simple transitions make your make your paragraphs more paragraphs more coherentcoherent??

• AdditionAddition: You must complete this essay by 5 : You must complete this essay by 5 p.m. _______you must do the exercises on page p.m. _______you must do the exercises on page 47.47.

• ExamplesExamples: He often eats strange foods. : He often eats strange foods. _______, he once ate cow brains. _______, he once ate cow brains.

• ContrastContrast: Bill earned an A on his essay, : Bill earned an A on his essay, _______Susan got a B. _______Susan got a B.

• SimilaritySimilarity: Rock climbing takes much practice : Rock climbing takes much practice and skill. _______, learning to write well and skill. _______, learning to write well requires a great deal of practice.requires a great deal of practice.

Aim: How do Aim: How do simple transitionssimple transitions make your make your paragraphs more paragraphs more coherentcoherent??

• Pair-Share: Pair-Share: Working with a partner, choose Working with a partner, choose the the transition that makes the most sense in the context.

• All the All the detailsdetails in a paragraph in a paragraph must fit togethermust fit together and function as a connected unit of and function as a connected unit of information. information.

• When a paragraph has coherence, its ideas When a paragraph has coherence, its ideas flow smoothly, allowing readers to follow flow smoothly, allowing readers to follow their progression with ease. their progression with ease.

Aim: How do Aim: How do simple transitionssimple transitions make your make your paragraphs more paragraphs more coherentcoherent??

• Imagine this paragraph is a part of a larger essay Imagine this paragraph is a part of a larger essay on Wendy’s. on Wendy’s. Insert transitional words & phrases Insert transitional words & phrases within this paragraph to make it more cohesive within this paragraph to make it more cohesive & less choppy . To do so, you’ll need to & less choppy . To do so, you’ll need to determine what kind of determine what kind of relationships exist relationships exist between sentences and phrases & between sentences and phrases & choose choose transitions transitions that are appropriate (use list on pp that are appropriate (use list on pp 95-96). You may change punctuation as needed.95-96). You may change punctuation as needed.

Aim: How do Aim: How do simple transitionssimple transitions make your make your paragraphs more paragraphs more coherentcoherent??

• In spite of such negative statistics, I will continue In spite of such negative statistics, I will continue to frequent Wendy’s in the Student Union to frequent Wendy’s in the Student Union building.__building.__ The fries are excellent.__ They are The fries are excellent.__ They are rarely too greasy.__ They are usually fresh and rarely too greasy.__ They are usually fresh and crispy.__ They aren’t too crispy.__ The burgers crispy.__ They aren’t too crispy.__ The burgers are sizzling hot.__ The warmth of the burger is are sizzling hot.__ The warmth of the burger is accentuated by the coolness of the mayonnaise & accentuated by the coolness of the mayonnaise & other condiments.__ A Frosty makes a good other condiments.__ A Frosty makes a good dessert. __Dinner at Wendy’s is not healthy. The dessert. __Dinner at Wendy’s is not healthy. The food tastes great.food tastes great.

Aim: How do Aim: How do simple transitions simple transitions make your make your paragraphs more paragraphs more coherentcoherent??

• Coherence means…• An important way to

ensure coherence in your writing is to…

• Transitions are…

Aim: How do Aim: How do simple transitionssimple transitions make your make your paragraphs more paragraphs more coherentcoherent??