Principles of Effective Writing

• This aims to hook the readers.

  Introduction
• This is the meat of the essay.

  Body
• This is the restatement of the thesis statement.

  Conclusion
• Name the 5 Properties of a Well-Written Text.

  Clue:

  O___________

  C________ and C_______

  L_______ U__

  M________

  U____

  Organization

  Coherence and Cohesion

  Language Use

  Mechanics

  Unity
• This type of Property of a Well-Written Text said that ideas are well-developed when there is a clear statement of purpose, position, facts, examples, specific details, definitions, explanation, justifications, or opposing viewpoints.

  Organization
• This type of Property of a Well-Written Text means that sentences are arranged in a logical manner, making them easily understood by the reader.

  Coherence
• This type of Property of a Well-Written Text are connection of ideas at sentence level.

  Cohesion
• Name the 3 Arrangements of Details of Cohesive and Cohesion.

  Clue:

  C____________ O____

  S______ O____

  E_______ O____

  Chronological Order

  Spatial Order

  Emphatic Order
• This Arrangement of Detail of Cohesive and Cohesion are the details are arranged in the order in which they happened?

  Chronological Order
• This Arrangement of Detail of Cohesive and Cohesion are the sentences of a paragraph are arranged accordingly to geological location, such as left-to-right, up-to-down, etc.

  Spatial Order
• This Arrangement of Detail of Cohesive and Cohesion is when information found in a paragraph is arranged to emphasize certain points depending on the writer’s purpose.

  Emphatic Order
• In Emphatic Order, give the 2 Ways the coherence of the paragraph is established.

  From least to most important

  From most to least important
• This Property of a Well-Driven Text is the appropriateness of word/vocabulary usage.

  Language Use
• This Property of a Well-Driven Text is set of conventions on how to spell, abbreviate, punctuate, and capitalize.

  Mechanics
• This Property of a Well-Driven Text is achieved when a composition focuses on one idea and all the supporting ideas are relevant to the main thought.

  Unity
• Name the 2 Components of a Text or Composition.

  Paragraph

  Essay
• This Component of a Text or Composition is a group of interrelated sentences that talk about one main idea?

  Paragraph
• This Component of a Text or Composition is a group of paragraphs that talk about one central idea.

  Essay
• Name the 3 Major Parts of a Paragraph.

  Topic Sentence

  Supporting Details

  Closing Sentence
• This Major Part of a Paragraph is the central idea of the paragraph.

  Topic Sentence
• This Major Part of a Paragraph is the sentences that clarify and prove the main idea. This is where you put the explanation, observations, examples, proofs, etc. to strengthen your topic sentence.

  Supporting Details
• This Major Part of a Paragraph concludes the details that have been presented?

  Closing Sentence
• This is the most common type of essay. Also relies on evidence and logic to prove that a viewpoint is valid or invalid or to convince an audience to take action.

  Argumentative Essay
• Name the Four Positions in an Argumentative Essay.

  Clue:

  C_________ A____

  C_________ D________

  B_______ O______

  S_____ O______

  Completely Agree

  Completely Disagree

  Balanced Opinion

  Strong Opinion
• Give the 2 Strong Opinions.

  Clue:

  S_______ A____

  S_______ D_______

  Strongly Agree

  Strongly Disagree
• Give the percent of Strongly Agree and Strongly Disagree.

  Strongly Agree - 70% Agree, 30% Disagree

  Strongly Disagree - 70% Disagree, 30% Agree
• Identify the Arrangement of Details of Coherence and Cohesion in this example:

  Chronological Order

  
• Identify the Arrangement of Details of Coherence and Cohesion in this example:

  Spatial Order

  
• Identify the Arrangement of Details of Coherence and Cohesion in this example:

  Emphatic Order

  
• (Agree, Disagree, or Balanced Opinion)

  Identify the words used in these example:

  • I agree…
  • I am in favor of (add verb-ing)...
  • I firmly support the idea that…
  • I am in complete agreement of the idea that…
  • I concur…
  • I endorse that viewpoint that…

  Agree
• (Agree, Disagree, or Balanced Opinion)

  Identify the words used in these example:

  • I disagree…
  • I oppose the idea that…
  • I do not share the opinion that…
  • I am not in favor of (add verb-ing)…
  • I am in complete disagreement of the idea that…

  Disagree
• (Agree, Disagree, or Balanced Opinion)

  Identify the words used in these example:

  • While (Agree), (Disagree)

  Example: While homework can be a great way to extend learning, it causes stress to students and lessen their time to relax.

  • (Agree); however, (Disagree)

  Example: Homework can be a great way to extend learning; however, it causes stress to students and lessen their time to relax

  • (Agree); on the other hand, (Disagree)

  Example: Homework can be a great way to extend learning; on the other hand, it causes stress to students and lessen their time to relax.

  Balanced Opinion