unity and coherence

Content– Unity and Coherence

The thesis statement

◦ Should begin with a transition phrase (in my opinion)

◦ Should state your opinion ◦ should only be one sentence◦ Should state the topic◦ Should state the focus (controlling idea)◦ Does not need to state how many reasons◦ Does not need to state the reasons

Thesis Statement and Topic Sentence Unity

The topic sentences◦ Should begin with a transition word or phrase◦ Should state the topic◦ Should state the focus (controlling idea) of the

paragraph◦ The focus should be a reason that directly

connects to the thesis statement


Thesis statement:◦ In my opinion, texting while driving should not be

allowed. Topic Sentence:

◦ First, texting while driving should not be allowed because car accidents could occur.

◦ Another reason why texting while driving should not be allowed is because pedestrians could be killed when drivers are distracted by texting.


Review the following slides. Determine whether the thesis statements

and topic sentences are unified. Identify the elements that are missing, if

any. ◦ EX: is the topic missing? Is it an opinion?

Add the missing elements.


Read the thesis statement and topic sentences that follow it. Are they unified? ◦ In my opinion, parents should not spank their

children. There are two reasons why parents should not spank their children. First of all, parents should not spank their children is

because that will cause no self-confident inside their children.

Second, parents should not spank their children is because their children will grow up with issues, that means because of their parents spanking to their children and the fight with them since they are children.


Read the thesis statement and topic sentences that follow it. Are they unified?◦ In my opinion, voting should not be mandatory

here in America for two reasons. First, the United States is democratic country. Another reason is that many people today are not

involve in any politics parties.


Read the thesis statement and topic sentences that follow it. Are they unified?◦ In my opinion, sometimes we should restrict a

freedom and I think voting should be mandatory. A shame and development are reasons why voting should be mandatory in the USA. First, some of the countries are doing a civil war for

free voting. Second, If citizens don’t care about their

development of community, who is going to take care?


Read the thesis statement and topic sentences that follow it. Are they unified?◦ In my opinion, parents should not spank their

children for two reasons. One of the reasons that parents should not spank

their children is that if it happens all the time, children will not pay attention to their parents anymore.

Second that parents should not spank their children is that it would increase violate and lack of personality in children’s future life or even childhood.


Read the thesis statement and topic sentences that follow it. Are they unified?◦ I agree that parents should spank their children

for two reasons. The first reason parent should spank their children is

to make them follow the rules and regulations. The second reason parents should spank their

children to correct make wrong doing.


Read the thesis statement and topic sentences that follow it. Are they unified?◦ There are two important reasons that I am agree

the parents should spank their children when is necessary to do it. One of the main reason that I believe the parents

should spank their children is when the children have a bad behavior.

Another reason that I believe the parents should be correct their children is when they lie.


Read the thesis statement and topic sentences that follow it. Are they unified?◦ In my opinion, spanking the children should be

okay to do for two reasons. First of all, spanking the children is a good idea

because it helps children learn from mistakes and fix their mistakes.

Secondly, spanking the children is a good idea because it helps the children respect and listen to adults.


Read the thesis statement and topic sentences that follow it. Are they unified?◦ I think parents should spank their children lightly

for two reasons. The first reason for spanking the children is learning

them from their mistakes. The second reason for spanking the children is to

follow the rules.


Read the thesis statement and topic sentences that follow it. Are they unified?◦ Even though single-sex classes are a good

educational method for students, I believe that coeducational system is much better than single-sex classes. There are two reasons. First of all, boys and girls should take classes

together because it is very important to have social relationship between boys and girls.

Moreover, boys and girls need to work together to overcome each gender’s weakness.


Read the thesis statement and topic sentences that follow it. Are they unified?◦ I strongly believe that parents should not spank

their children. The first reason why parents should not spank their

children is that it devalues parents. The second reason is that hitting doesn’t make

children behave better.


Read the thesis statement and topic sentences that follow it. Are they unified?◦ There are two reasons that single sex classes are

not a good idea. First of all, single sex classes can effect on making a

good relation with opposite sex. Second, single sex classes are not a good idea

because can cause mental problems like depression.


Read the thesis statement and topic sentences that follow it. Are they unified?◦ In my opinion, parents should not spank their

children for two reasons. The first reason why parents should not spank their

children is because spanking children may affect their psychological development in the future.

The second reason why parents should not spank their children is because spanking children not effective.


The topic sentence and concluding sentence of a paragraph should “mirror” each other.

They should state the topic and controlling idea.

They should use different wording and syntax whenever possible.

Topic Sentence & Concluding Sentence Unity

Example:

Topic sentenceFirst, texting while driving should not be allowed

because car accidents could occur.

Concluding sentenceIn sum, because of the increased possibility of traffic

accidents, drivers should not text while driving.


Review the following slides. Determine whether the topic sentences and

concluding sentences are unified. Identify the elements that are missing, if

any. ◦ EX: is the topic missing? Is it an opinion?

Add the missing elements.


Read the topic sentence and concluding sentences below. Are they unified?

The first reason why parents should not spank their children is because spanking children may affect their psychological development in the future.

Therefore, parents shouldn’t spank their children.



The second reason why parents should not spank their children is because spanking children not effective.

Thus, parents spanking their children is not effective rather than harmful.



One of the reasons why I think that spanking a children is important because the child is likely to learn from his mistakes.

Spanking a child is help to learn from their mistakes.



Second, spanking a children is important when nothing else works.

I learned that sometimes parent should spank their child when nothing else works.



First of all, single sex classes can effect on making a good relation with opposite sex.

For these reasons single sex classes are not a good idea because of negatively affecting people’s relationship.



Second, single sex classes are not a good idea because can cause mental problems like depression.

These are why that single sex classes are not a good idea because it can cause depression.



The first reason why parents should not spank their children is that it devalues parents.

Now they are all grown up, but still they only have his bad memories.



The second reason is that hitting doesn’t make children behave better.

So behaving wrong is wrong its obvious, but the handling ways in alleviating the problems affects mentally.



First of all, boys and girls should take classes together because it is very important to have social relationship between boys and girls.

For this reason, single-sex classes are not a good idea for students.



Moreover, boys and girls need to work together to overcome each gender’s weakness.

Therefore, I think that boys and girls should study and learn together.



The first reason for spanking the children is learning them from their mistakes.

For that reason, parents should spank their children to learn them if they steal or lie.



The second reason for spanking the children is to follow the rules.

For that reason, parents should spank their children to teach them how they follow the rules in public places.



First of all, spanking the children is a good idea because it helps children learn from mistakes and fix their mistakes.

In conclusion, spanking the children will teach children to learn their mistake and fix it.



Secondly, spanking the children is a good idea because it helps the children respect and listen to adults.

They will not say rude things or mean things to the adults when they are talking.



One of the main reason that I believe the parents should spank their children is when the children have a bad behavior.

Some of the children like to make attention with the bad behavior they think their right on everything.



Another reason that I believe the parents should be correct their children is when they lie.

If they don’t pay the book they are not allowed to have a book.



The second reason parents should spank their children to correct make wrong doing.

Parent should always spank their children to avoid or correct the wrong doing that child might grow up with.



The first reason parent should spank their children is to make them follow the rules and regulations.

Children will grow up with something we teach them when they are child so we should spank children to make them follow rules and regulations.



One of the reasons that parents should not spank their children is that if it happens all the time, children will not pay attention to their parents anymore.

Lack of respect and attention from children toward parents is one of the reasons that parents should not spank their children.



Second that parents should not spank their children is that it would increase violent and lack of personality in children’s future life or even childhood.

To be angry and violent behavior in children is another reason that parents should not spank their children.



First of all, parents should not spank their children is because that will cause no self-confident inside their children.

This is explain why parents should not spank their children.



Second, parents should not spank their children is because their children will grow up with issues, that means because of their parents spanking to their children and the fight with them since they are children.

This is why parents should not spank their children.



First, the United States is democratic country.

Many things could change their decisions of voting, people could choose.



Another reason is that many people today are not involve in any politics parties.

For these people, I think to vote is not important because they found a way to express themselves.



First, some of the countries are doing a civil war for free voting.

If not respect others who not allow to vote, at least.



Second, If citizens don’t care about their development of community, who is going to take care?

I hope all people know the election and voting is a part of the country.


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