The document discusses coherence and cohesion in academic writing, emphasizing the importance of thesis and topic sentences in structuring essays. It highlights the connection between ideas to create unity and offers exercises to improve writing skills, such as linking concepts and managing time effectively. The distinction is made between coherence as the overall structure and cohesion as the links between words and sentences.

1. COHERENCE AND COHESION
IN ACADEMIC WRITING
24TH
OCTOBER 2017

2. What are we trying to accomplish
today?
◦Coherent and Cohesion in Academic Writing
◦Revelation of the marks for Test 1

3. Before that..

4. THESIS STATEMENT vs
TOPIC SENTENCE

5. Thesis Sentence
◦One or two sentences at the end of an
introduction that states the main point
of the essay.

7. Topic Sentence is
NOT
the title OR merely the topic of your writing!

8. Topic Sentence
Previewing
the main
content of the
paragraph
01
Make a point
in support of
Thesis
Statement.
02
Has to relate
back to the
thesis
03
Convince the
readers to
understand
04

11. Quick Test!
◦There are several ways for college students to
improve their study habits.
◦Studying in a quiet environment helps students
improve their study habits.

12. Big Fat Review
◦ One or two sentences
◦ End of the introduction
◦ States the main points
of the essay
◦ More of a mini- thesis
◦ Must relate back to and
support the thesis
◦ Reviews paragraph
content

13. COHERENCE &
COHESION
In academic writing

14. Coherence
◦The connection and organisation of
ideas in a text to create unity.

15. How to create link between
ideas?

17. Exercise Time!
◦In your group, discuss the problems in the
passage.

18. Sample Answer
◦ Crippling student debt is stifling the growth of the U.S. economy because it inhibits
graduates from being able to spend money on consumer goods and home purchases.
To alleviate this, lenders should be required to forgive student loans in cases where
students are unable to repay their debts. Doing so would benefit the growth of the
economy by increasing tax revenues, unfreezing credit markets, and creating jobs.

19. Exercise Two

20. Adventure Tourism:
◦Topic Sentence:
◦Adventure tourism is a different way for
tourists to see New Zealand.

21. Time Management
◦Topic Sentence:
◦To be successful at university, students need
to learn good time-management skills.

22. Cohesion
◦While coherence focuses on the overall
(macro) structure of the essay, cohesion
is more specific. It pays attention to links
between words and sentences.

23. Exercise on Page 96
◦Textbook of course…