Qualities of Good Writing PDF
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Prince Sultan University
Dr. Norah Almusharraf
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This document outlines the key qualities of effective writing. It emphasizes focus, development, correctness, coherence, and unity as essential aspects of producing clear and impactful writing. An additional quality, creativity, is also highlighted.
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ELP 407 Qualities of Good Writing Dr. Norah Almusharraf 5 Qualities of Good Writing UNITY FOCUS COHERENCE DEVELOPMENT CORRECTNESS (1) FOCUS ² A piece of writing should have a single clear central idea. ² Ea...
ELP 407 Qualities of Good Writing Dr. Norah Almusharraf 5 Qualities of Good Writing UNITY FOCUS COHERENCE DEVELOPMENT CORRECTNESS (1) FOCUS ² A piece of writing should have a single clear central idea. ² Each paragraph should have a main point or topic sentence. (2) DEVELOPMENT ² Each paragraph should support or expand the central idea. ² The idea of each paragraph should be explained and illustrated through examples, details, and descriptions. (3) CORRECTNESS ² Grammatical. ² Complete thoughts & sentences. ² Error-free. (4) COHERENCE ² A paper/essay should be: ² Organized ² Flow smoothly ² “Stick” together ² GOAL: everything in the writing should make sense to the reader. (5) UNITY ² Every paragraph/sentence should be related to the previous one. ² Every paragraph/sentence should stick to the main point. One additional quality: Creativity
