How to Write a Unified, Coherent Essay

Mike Bluing and Sonoma Koontz 
Writing Tutors, CSU, Chico Student Learning Center 

CSU, Chico student writing tutors explain the concept of “unity” as a tool to write more coherent essays. Unity in writing means that each paragraph is about only one topic. Further, all sentences within a paragraph tell the reader about one subtopic within the main topic. The presenters go on to give details about this disciplined approach to writing essays, including paragraph development and coherence/flow between paragraphs. 

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Recorded: October 22, 2013