The document discusses the key properties of a well-written text. It states that a well-written text should have unity, coherence, and emphasis. For unity, every paragraph and essay should develop one main idea. For coherence, ideas must be logically organized using techniques like chronological or spatial order. Emphasis can be achieved through proportion, arrangement, or repetition. The document also explains that cohesion through the use of transitions, pronouns, and synonyms helps ideas stick together in a well-written text.
The document discusses the key properties of a well-written text. It states that a well-written text should have unity, coherence, and emphasis. For unity, every paragraph and essay should develop one main idea. For coherence, ideas must be logically organized using techniques like chronological or spatial order. Emphasis can be achieved through proportion, arrangement, or repetition. The document also explains that cohesion through the use of transitions, pronouns, and synonyms helps ideas stick together in a well-written text.
The document discusses the key properties of a well-written text. It states that a well-written text should have unity, coherence, and emphasis. For unity, every paragraph and essay should develop one main idea. For coherence, ideas must be logically organized using techniques like chronological or spatial order. Emphasis can be achieved through proportion, arrangement, or repetition. The document also explains that cohesion through the use of transitions, pronouns, and synonyms helps ideas stick together in a well-written text.
The document discusses the key properties of a well-written text. It states that a well-written text should have unity, coherence, and emphasis. For unity, every paragraph and essay should develop one main idea. For coherence, ideas must be logically organized using techniques like chronological or spatial order. Emphasis can be achieved through proportion, arrangement, or repetition. The document also explains that cohesion through the use of transitions, pronouns, and synonyms helps ideas stick together in a well-written text.
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Properties of a
Well –Written Text
Prepared by: Sunshine C. Jovena Writing any text requires ingenuity and skills. It requires creativity in weaving words together to come up with a meaningful text. It also demands critical thinking skills in organizing ideas for the readers to understand easily the text’s meaning. Properties of a a. Unity Well- Written -it refers to oneness of idea. Text Every paragraph and essay must develop only one idea to make it A. Every text should clear and understandable to the observe three readers. qualities: unity, Thus single idea is reflected in a topic coherence, and sentence in a paragraph and a thesis emphasis. statement in an essay.
(Read a paragraph derived from Steve Jobs
Commencement Speech in 2005 at Stanford University on your book p. 103 and identify the topic sentence and the details that support it.) a) Order of Importance b. Coherence - Sequencing ideas in Refers to the logical organization of paragraph or an essay using the ideas or the proper arrangement or sequence of ideas in a text. order of importance is simply Ideas may arrange four ways: arranging details or information a) Order of Importance from the least important to the b) Order in space (spatial order) most important or ice versa. c) Chronological order d) Logical order
(Read the paragraph on page 104 and determine whether the ideas are arranged from least to most important or most important to least) b) Order in Space c) Chronological Order Otherwise known as spatial order, Also known as time order , here this refers to the arrangement of the details are arranged according to details in space which can either be the sequence of events. from top to bottom or vice versa, from near to far or vice versa, or from left to right.
(Read the sample paragraph on page 105 that uses (Read the text on page 106, How Sylvester Stallone order in space.) Rose to Stardom) C. Logical Order This simply means reasonable flow of ideas and supporting details. The arrangement of details is logical if it does not contradict reason or correct thinking.
1. Deductive Order 2. Inductive Order
-It is the arrangement of details Inductive order of paragraph from general to specific. In deductive developments begins with specific order, the topic sentence that states details and ends with a general the main idea begins with a paragraph. statement or topic sentence. It is followed by specific details.
(Read the sample paragraph on page 107) (Read the sample paragraph on page 107) 1. Proportion is devoting more D. Emphasis aspect of greater importance. It requires one’s ability to identify which ideas are more A characteristic of writing that important than the other. makes it interesting and forceful. Emphatic writing can be achieved in (Analyze the sample essay (Vujicic, three ways: 2013) on page 108 and identify which 1. Proportion idea is given the biggest space.) 2. Position or arrangement 3. Repetition and parallel structure 2. Position or arrangement 3. Repetition and parallel structure -refers to an arrangement of - it is another effective means of sentences in a climatic order to achieve achieving emphasis. An important emphasis. It means that the most word can be repeated to emphasize it important ideas are found towards the or a similar pattern or sentence last part in the essay. structure can be observed to highlight a certain idea.
(Read the paragraph entitled “God’s Hand” on (Read the sample paragraph on page 107 taken from page 107 and determine whether it follows a a speech of former University of the Philippines climatic order) president Salvador P. Lopez.) B. The second property of a well- written text is cohesion Cohesion refers to the process by which ideas stick together through the use of cohesive devices. Cohesive devices include conjunctions (connectors), pronouns, synonyms, repetition, and parallelism. Cohesive Devices (Transitional Devices) 1. Conjunction Conjunction is a part of speech that is used to connect words, phrases, sentences, and paragraphs. Functions Conjunctions to show addition and, in addition, besides, moreover, furthermore to show contrast but, yet, however, nevertheless, on the other hand, on the contrary, otherwise, in contrast, while, conversely
to summarize/ synthesize in summary, on the whole, in conclusion, to summarize, to
wrap up, as a recapitulation
to show enumeration first, second, third, fourth, and so on…
to show process First, second, third, then, finally to show result in effect, consequently, because, so that, in order to, as a result
to show examples for example. For instance
Nominative Objective Possessive Pronouns Pronouns Pronouns 2. Pronoun (used as subjects of (used as objects of (used to show possession) sentences verbs and prepositions) Pronoun is a part of speech used as a substitute for nouns. I, we, you, he, Me, us, him, Mine, my, our, she, they, it her, them, it ours, your, yours, her, hers, his, its 3. Synonyms
Synonyms are words with similar meanings. In writing a
cohesive essay, you can use synonyms to refrain from repeating similar words many times because this will make your essay redundant and boring to read. Characteristics of a Well- Written Text 1) In writing a text, language use is very important. 2) Grammar and style are also significant in academic writing. 3) A well- written text shows clarity and focus. 4) A well- written text should have a specific theme or main idea 5) Any piece of writing should observe correct usage of mechanics. 6) A well- written text should be thought- provoking and emotionally inspiring. Criteria Indicators Percentage Grammar 10% Punctuation Marks 10% Unity 10% Coherence 10%
