Basic Qualities of Good Writing.pdf

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