Academic Skills

Writing Skills

Coherent Writing: Making your Paragraphs Flow

This interactive lecture will look at how you can make your sentences and your paragraphs flow smoothly.

Lecture Slides and Resources:

• Making your Paragraphs Flow (PowerPoint 105Kb)

Further Reading:

Transitions and Connectives.

OWL at Purdue University (1995-2003), Coherence', at

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_cohere.html (accessed: 22 August 2003)

OWL at Purdue University (1995-2003), Transitional Devices (Connecting Words)', at

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_transition.html(accessed: 22 August 2003)

For advice and exercises on transitions: Barnes, Liz and Gould, Steve (2001), Essay Writing 1' at

http://www.ssdd.uce.ac.uk/learner/writing/writingframe2.htm

(accessed: 22 August 2003)