Building Cohesion in Your Paper

1. Building Cohesion in Your Paper Sourcework (p108-115)

2. Your words should help the reader • See the relationship between your thesis and your supporting points • Understand how the paragraphs relate to each other • Follow ideas easily within each paragraph

3. Guided Language • Guided Language = specific language that helps your reader see how your ideas are related, this helps them remember the larger goal of the paper

4. Using Guided Language • Repeat Key Words • Restate the main point of the thesis Thesis: There are three main reasons homosexuals should be allowed to serve in the armed forces: they have just as much invested in freedom, they are capable of fulfilling all of their duties and there is no emotional compromise will performing duties. Topic Sentence: One reason homosexuals should be allowed to serve their country is because they sacrifice just as much as heterosexual servicemen and women to uphold the ideals of a free nation.

5. You try: • Thesis: Although some people worry that globalization aggravates the problem of obesity all over the world, globalization is positive because of its health, economic and social benefits. • Topic Sentence: In addition to protecting our health, globalization is also good because it stimulate our economy and creates jobs. • What is the focus of the paper? What are the supporting details of the paper? • Does it restate the focus of the thesis? • Which supporting point does it introduce?

6. Guided Language in Transitions between Paragraphs • Write a sentence or phrase at the end of a paragraph that directly links it to the next paragraph. • Write a sentence or phrase at the beginning of a paragraph that directly links it to the previous paragraph.

7. Example • End of Paragraph: In 1995, girls (mostly from poor rural families) comprised about 60% of the 130 million third-world children who failed to go to school. • Topic Sentence for Next Paragraph There are several reasons why so many girls do not receive school education.

8. Guiding Language within Paragraphs • Use for clear transitions between ideas within a paragraph and introducing evidence • However: signals that the writer is about to disagree with the information presented in the preceding sentence • For example: lets the reader know that what comes next is an example (make sure to still write a complete sentence after this transition phrase) • In other words: signals that the writer is going to explain how the source evidence is related to his or her point • In addition: signals that the writer is providing a second example • Thus: lets the reader know that a conclusion for this point it next VISIT smart-words.org or Study Guides & Strategies

9. More Within a Paragraph • Use sentences to signal structure of the paragraph • Although the perception is that homeless people are usually single men, the reality is much different. There are three main groups of homeless people. • The purple section outlines the paragraph’s organization • Use signal words that guide redears through a sequence 2. Chronological words (first, second, next, then, finally, etc)