Coherence, Organization, and Critical reasoning

• How to create coherence in writing:

  1. begin each paragraph with a clear and concise sentence
  2. Focus only on one point in each paragraph and make sure your topic sentence is clear
  3. Develop your main idea with evidence, examples, experience, or explanations
  4. Use pronouns and synonyms to avoid repetition
  5. Write complex sentences with appropriate punctuation
  6. Link ideas within and between paragraphs with transitional phrases
  7. End paragraphs with a summary sentence that concludes the idea or links it to the next paragraph
  8. This can be remembered with the PEEL acronym
• how to insert transitional words and phrases into sentences and paragraphs: your thoughts have to come in careful order to create a smooth flow of ideas
• PEEL acronym:

  1. Point: Write a clear topic sentence in each paragraph
  2. Evidence: Include support for a main point in the form of data, examples, or experiences
  3. Explanation: Explain to the reader how the evidence supports the main point
  4. Link: Include sentences that help your reader understand how the parts of your message are related to each other. often transitional words or phrases