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Unity and Coherence in the Composition WS# 1.9 Unity Maintaining unity in a paragraph necessitates that every sentence in a paragraph or every paragraph in a composition should be closely related to the topic. A strong paragraph will eliminate sentences that do not relate or help develop the paragraph’s main idea. Thus, a unified composition will only have paragraphs that are crucial to develo the thesis. Ask a peer reviewer to read the checklist below and keep it in mind as they listen. Unity Checklist 1. Does every detail I have selected support the main idea? 2. Have I organized the supporting details in the most logical way? 3. Have I luded any sentences that are unnecessary because they simply Restate the main point without adding any new information or meaning? 4. Have I made the relationships between my ideas clear? Coherence Maintaining coherence in a paragraph or composition not only requires unity, but also a logical, smooth, an tural flow from one idea to another. When this occurs, coherence has been established. There are three key ways to create coherence in a paragraph or multi- paragraph text: (1) Arrange ideas to achieve emphasis All the parts of the composition are not necessarily of equal importance in ex ining your topic to your audience. How you arrange and develop the paragraphs in the body of the composition should, therefore, clearly indicate which ideas and details are most important. ce emphasis in one of these three ways: (1) direct statement (2) by position – first and last body paragraphs or weakest to strongest idea (3) by proportion – a topic may use several paragraphs if it has more value Maintaining Coherence