Lecture 3 Unity Coherence Part II 1 
UNITY & COHERENCE
A good paragraph has both unity & coherence What is Unity?
• Unity in a paragraph means that the entire paragraph should focus on one single idea.
• The supporting details should explain the main idea. • The concluding sentence should end the paragraph with the same idea.
• Thus, a unified paragraph presents a thought, supports it with adequate details and completes it with a conclusion*.
What is Coherence?
• Coherence means establishing a relationship between the ideas presented in a paragraph.
• It brings about a rationale in the arrangement of the ideas which are introduced either in the chronological order or in the order of importance.
• Besides, transitions that compare, contrast, illustrate, add or show cause and effect build logical bridges.
• The ideas, thus expressed in the paragraph, flow smoothly from one to the other in a logical sequence.
• This helps the reader to understand the paragraph.
How to create good paragraph & essay ?
1) Unity
2)Order
3)Coherence
4)Completeness
Element #1: Unity
• Start with the topic sentence.
• Every other sentence supports this one idea with information that points back to it, or explains it!
• The paragraph is unified around that one idea.
Example: No Unity
• The start of this paragraph is incorrect:
• "Sunday is my favorite day, because I can watch football with my dad. There are other sports on other days to watch on TV."
• The second sentence detours from the main topic: how watching football with dad makes Sunday your favorite day.
Don't include unrelated details
• Sentences like these don't relate to the main idea in the topic sentence:
• "There are other sports on other days to watch on
TV.“
• OR
• "Some days my dad doesn't make it home from work until after I'm in bed."
Example of Unity
This is a better start to the paragraph:
"Sunday is my favorite day, because I can watch football with my dad. He spends the whole day watching football on TV with me, since he doesn't have to
A good paragraph has both unity & coherence What is Unity?
• Unity in a paragraph means that the entire paragraph should focus on one single idea.
• The supporting details should explain the main idea. • The concluding sentence should end the paragraph with the same idea.
• Thus, a unified paragraph presents a thought, supports it with adequate details and completes it with a conclusion*.
What is Coherence?
• Coherence means establishing a relationship between the ideas presented in a paragraph.
• It brings about a rationale in the arrangement of the ideas which are introduced either in the chronological order or in the order of importance.
• Besides, transitions that compare, contrast, illustrate, add or show cause and effect build logical bridges.
• The ideas, thus expressed in the paragraph, flow smoothly from one to the other in a logical sequence.
• This helps the reader to understand the paragraph.
How to create good paragraph & essay ?
1) Unity
2)Order
3)Coherence
4)Completeness
Element #1: Unity
• Start with the topic sentence.
• Every other sentence supports this one idea with information that points back to it, or explains it!
• The paragraph is unified around that one idea.
Example: No Unity
• The start of this paragraph is incorrect:
• "Sunday is my favorite day, because I can watch football with my dad. There are other sports on other days to watch on TV."
• The second sentence detours from the main topic: how watching football with dad makes Sunday your favorite day.
Don't include unrelated details
• Sentences like these don't relate to the main idea in the topic sentence:
• "There are other sports on other days to watch on
TV.“
• OR
• "Some days my dad doesn't make it home from work until after I'm in bed."
Example of Unity
This is a better start to the paragraph:
"Sunday is my favorite day, because I can watch football with my dad. He spends the whole day watching football on TV with me, since he doesn't have to