Feb 4 - Coherence 1

Today we will...

1. learn the importance of keeping coherence in our writing
2. leanr how to be coherent in composing an essay

Warm-up 1: Story Rounds

Let's make up two groups. One with 8 people and one with 7 people. Each group will receive a handout. The first person should read the starter (the original sentence of the story) and write something to make the story continue. Then the first person needs to fold the starter and only show the sentence he/she writes to the next person. The second person will do the same thing, writing and passing the story to the next person, until all the people write down their own sentences.

Warm-up 2: Coherence

1. What do you think is the reason that the story became so different in the end?
2. Take a look at these paragraphs and discuss in groups of 3: what is wrong with those paragraphs?

Introduction to Coherence

Now let's see what coherence is and how it works.

Transitions and Function

Since we need coherence in our writing, we need some transitional words or phrases to help us achieve that goal. Here is a list of transitional words and phrases. Please sort them into the right category.

Answer Keys

1. Warm-up Coherence
2. Transition & Function