Properties of a well-written text

Paragraph

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

Paragraph Organization

It refers to the way sentences are ordered and structured to create a unified and cohesive body of text.

 The first line of a paragraph is usually indented. This indentation of a paragraph indicates where
the paragraph begins.
 Remember that you must capitalize the first word in each sentence and end each sentence with
a punctuation mark, most often a period (.).

Paragraph Part
Introduction
The first section of a paragraph; it should include
the topic sentence and any other sentences at the
beginning of the paragraph that give background
information or provide a transition.

Body
Follows the introduction; discuses the controlling idea, using facts, arguments, analysis, examples, or
other information.

Conclusion
The final section; summarizes the connections betweenthe information discussed in the body of the
paragraph’s controlling idea.

Sentence Types
Topic Sentence
 this states the main topic of the paragraph and controlling idea.
Supporting Details
 these develop the topic sentence. Supporting details should be drawn from a variety of
sources and based on research, experiences, etc. plus the writer’s own analysis. Using a
combination of different supports is the most common and effective way to strengthen the
paragraph.
Concluding Sentence
  The signals the end of the paragraph and leaves the reader with important points to
remember, but is often unnecessary.

Writing the topic sentence

When writing the topic sentence, try to state the main point of the paragraph ad clearly and as
accurately possible. Do not make the topic too general or too specific.

Coherence refers to the overall sense of unity in a

passage, including both the main point of sentences
and the main point of each paragraph.

Techniques to improve coherence paragraph

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

Why are Cohesion and Coherence important?

Cohesion is important because it allows us to make multiple references to people, things, and events
without reintroducing them at each turn. If we had to repeat these every time we wanted to refer to
them, the text would be very tedious to read. A coherent passage focuses the reader’s attention on the
main ideas the specific people, things, and events you are writing about.