What is “unity”?: Difference between revisions

What is “unity”? (view source)

Revision as of 00:50, 11 April 2014

65 bytes added , 10 years ago

no edit summary

DanielVash24

twitter

196

edits

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+=Unity=
 Unity is the term that refers to the sense that all the parts of the essay belongs together and work in harmony.<ref>Carroll, Brian. Writing for Digital Media. New York: Routledge, 2010. 108. Print. </ref> The term describes an early 20th-century movement in psychology that focused on perception. In particular, these psychologists found out that our perception of form depends not just on seeing individual parts but on the organization of the whole.<ref>Carroll, Brian. Writing for Digital Media. New York: Routledge, 2010. 108. Print. </ref>
 <p> </p>
 =Developing Unity=
-Unity and coherence are essential in paragraph development.<ref> Teitelbaum, Harry. How to Write A Thesis. Lawrenceville: Peterson, 2003.95. Print. </ref> Unity is achieved by determining that each sentence within the paragraph is relevant to the topic statement and whether it add something to that which has already been said.<ref> Teitelbaum, Harry. How to Write A Thesis. Lawrenceville: Peterson, 2003.95. Print. </ref> In addition, if each sentence in the paragraphs logically follows that which precedes it; then the paragraph is coherent.<ref> Teitelbaum, Harry. How to Write A Thesis. Lawrenceville: Peterson, 2003.35. Print. </ref>
+Unity and coherence are essential in paragraph development.<ref> Teitelbaum, Harry. How to Write A Thesis. Lawrenceville: Peterson, 2003.95. Print. </ref> Unity is achieved by determining that each sentence within the paragraph is relevant to the topic statement and whether it add something to that which has already been said.<ref> Teitelbaum, Harry. How to Write A Thesis. Lawrenceville: Peterson, 2003.95. Print. </ref>Contributing to the paragraph’s body should be a moderate transition, and establish balance within the paragraph. In addition, if each sentence in the paragraphs logically follows that which precedes it; then the paragraph is coherent.<ref> Teitelbaum, Harry. How to Write A Thesis. Lawrenceville: Peterson, 2003.35. Print. </ref>
 <p> </p>
 =Maintaining Unity=
-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.
+An essay should never lose consistency on its subject and assertion. Each part of the essay should engage the reader,  both at a macro and micro level. Each paragraph should exhibit the argument or thesis of the essay while actively supporting the paragraph’s topic sentence.  It is important that all parts of each paragraph are functional.<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.