Eng 11 WAE Ch 2 "Coherence"

"Coherence" (n)
cohere (v) - make sense
coherent (a) - making sense
The man was speaking incoherently. The things he was saying didn't make sense.

cohesive (a) same meaning?

A paragraph to be coherent. We want it to hang together; we want it to flow.

make the writing smooth, go along smoothly, locally

Organization of the ideas 
generating ideas- 
- brainstorm (group activity) 4-5 ideas
- free writing
- list

What order are you going to put them in?
1. Time - narrative (tell a story), expository (teach or explain how to accomplish a task or how something works, instruction) 
2. Space - descriptive (describe- characteristics of a thing, placed or person) 
- appeal to the five senses: touch, smell, taste, sight, hearing 
- a sixth sense - feeling, intuition, gut-feeling - ESP, extra-sensory perception

Your grandmother's face - hair, eyes, cheeks, mouth

3. Importance - least important to most important, end with the most important point
Journalism - newspaper writing, newscast - lead with the most important point, headline news
News. Weather, Sports, Human Interest

Organizing your ideas: Time, space, importance.
Choose one. Don't just let it happen.

The type of writing that you are doing will suggest how the ideas ought to be organized. 

WAE Ch2 "Coherence"

* Repetition of Key Nouns - repeating words within reason, repetition can help with coherence

it  he she 

* Key Noun Substitutes - synonyms
thesaurus, thesaurus.com
- build our vocabulary day by day - high priority
- reading, watching movies with subtitles, radio CBC 690 AM, 88.1 FM - high quality presenters, a range of guests, podcasts, daily email - word a day at various levels

* Consistent pronouns - number, singular/plural, gender - he/she, the language is changing- "they" for everyone, singular or plural
I want to feel included and that they belong. I'm happy to respect a person's choice of pronoun.
he - men
she - women
they - plural
PRONOUNS ARE CHANGING

Sarah is an artist. They live in Vancouver.

gender identity is in flux - inclusion of all people, different races, sexualities, gender identities

* Transition signals
first, second, third, next, then, after that, afterwards, in addition, also

sentence styles - simple, compound, and complex sentences
punctuation
also May likes to volleyball; also, she likes to play soccer.
May likes to volleyball. Also, she likes to play soccer.

then -special, no comma Joe and May went to a movie; then they had dinner at White Spot.
Joe and May went to a movie; then, they had dinner at White Spot. SMALL ERROR

Comma usage is very personal. Some people love commas; other people rarely use them. You can decide as you develop as a writer.

however Vancouver is an expensive city; however, it does have a lot of amenities.
Vancouver is an expensive city; however, it does , however, have a lot of amenities, however.

Vancouver is an expensive city; however, it, however, has, however, a lot of amenities, however. 
At the beginning or end is pretty safe. In the middle takes an ear for English.