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An essay should never lose focus on its subject and assertion. Each part of the essay should keep a continual eye on the focus, both at a macro and micro level. Each body paragraph of an essay should be working to prove the overall focus of the essay while also striving to support and illustrate the paragraph’s topic sentence. As the writer of the essay, you need to continuously ask yourself how your paragraph relates to its topic sentence and how it maintains and develops the essay’s thesis. Never lose track of your goals. Only use details that develop and support the topic sentence and thesis; do not digress. | Unity of a paragraph should follow the idea laid out in the topic sentence and should not deviate from it.<ref>"Paragraph Unity, Coherence, and Development." . Wheaton College. Web. 9 Nov 2013. <http://www.wheaton.edu/Academics/Services/Writing-Center/Writing-Resources/Paragraph-Unity-Coherence-and-Development>. </ref> An essay should never lose focus on its subject and assertion. Each part of the essay should keep a continual eye on the focus, both at a macro and micro level. Each body paragraph of an essay should be working to prove the overall focus of the essay while also striving to support and illustrate the paragraph’s topic sentence. It is important that all parts of each paragraph should work together.<ref>Carroll, Brian. Writing for Digital Media. New York: Routledge, 2010. 108. Print. </ref> As the writer of the essay, you need to continuously ask yourself how your paragraph relates to its topic sentence and how it maintains and develops the essay’s thesis. When one paragraph's main idea is completed, then you are ready to move on to another. Never lose track of your goals. Only use details that develop and support the topic sentence and thesis; do not digress. | ||
==Maintaining Unity== | |||
As you write each paragraph, ask yourself the following questions: | As you write each paragraph, ask yourself the following questions: | ||
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By knowing the answers to these questions, you can write a unified paragraph. These same questions can also be applied to the essay’s body paragraphs. Knowing the answers can help you revise your essay so that it is unified. | By knowing the answers to these questions, you can write a unified paragraph. These same questions can also be applied to the essay’s body paragraphs. Knowing the answers can help you revise your essay so that it is unified. | ||
==References== | |||
#"Paragraph Unity, Coherence, and Development." . Wheaton College. Web. 9 Nov 2013. <http://www.wheaton.edu/Academics/Services/Writing-Center/Writing-Resources/Paragraph-Unity-Coherence-and-Development>. | |||
#Carroll, Brian. Writing for Digital Media. New York: Routledge, 2010. 108. Print. | |||
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Revision as of 22:57, 9 November 2013
Unity of a paragraph should follow the idea laid out in the topic sentence and should not deviate from it.[1] An essay should never lose focus on its subject and assertion. Each part of the essay should keep a continual eye on the focus, both at a macro and micro level. Each body paragraph of an essay should be working to prove the overall focus of the essay while also striving to support and illustrate the paragraph’s topic sentence. It is important that all parts of each paragraph should work together.[2] As the writer of the essay, you need to continuously ask yourself how your paragraph relates to its topic sentence and how it maintains and develops the essay’s thesis. When one paragraph's main idea is completed, then you are ready to move on to another. Never lose track of your goals. Only use details that develop and support the topic sentence and thesis; do not digress.
Maintaining Unity
As you write each paragraph, ask yourself the following questions:
- Does the evidence presented in the paragraph have a direct relation to the thesis statement?
- Is the supporting evidence consistent with the paragraph’s topic sentence?
- Do the sentences flow together correctly, offering a logically developed argument?
- Does any of the paragraph seem irrelevant or out-of-place?
By knowing the answers to these questions, you can write a unified paragraph. These same questions can also be applied to the essay’s body paragraphs. Knowing the answers can help you revise your essay so that it is unified.
References
- "Paragraph Unity, Coherence, and Development." . Wheaton College. Web. 9 Nov 2013. <http://www.wheaton.edu/Academics/Services/Writing-Center/Writing-Resources/Paragraph-Unity-Coherence-and-Development>.
- Carroll, Brian. Writing for Digital Media. New York: Routledge, 2010. 108. Print.
- ↑ "Paragraph Unity, Coherence, and Development." . Wheaton College. Web. 9 Nov 2013. <http://www.wheaton.edu/Academics/Services/Writing-Center/Writing-Resources/Paragraph-Unity-Coherence-and-Development>.
- ↑ Carroll, Brian. Writing for Digital Media. New York: Routledge, 2010. 108. Print.