CREATIVE NON-FICTION

• 1. Coherence is integral in writing effective paragraphs that is, the ideas are logically arranged and smoothly connected for the reader in addition to strong topic sentence, solid supporting information, and unity of thought
• Coherent Paragraphs are Organized Paragraphs
• Using logical orders supporting information should follow clear logical order, such as order of importance, chronological order, spatial order, comparison-and-contrast order , or development order
• Order of importance organizes ideas from least significant to most significant.
• Chronological order or time order , presents events in the order of their occurrence and is useful for relating incidents or explaining how something is done.
• Spatial order arranges details by their locations ; it functions well im descriptions
• Comparison-contrast-order organizes details and ideas accordimg to similarities and differences
• Developmental order simply develops out of a particular topic sentence and presents information according to an order mentioned in that topic sentence or according to the writer's logical pattern of thought about the main idea. When other orders do not fit, you can use developmental order.