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good day everyone today we're going to explore a fundamental Concept in


communication and writing text as connected discourse to start think about the
difference between a random list of words and a well-written paragraph the
paragraph flows makes sense and communicates a clear idea that's what we mean by
connected discourse text as connected discourse refers to a continuous and coherent
sequence of sentences or utterances that convey meaning and form a unified whole
it's not just random sentences placed

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together instead they're connected through logical links cohesive devices and
an overall structure that guides the reader or listener through a meaningful
communication now let's break this down into key characteristics cohesion cohesion
is about the linguistic elements that link sentences and ideas together these
include pronouns like he conjunctions like and but because and transitional words
like therefore and however here's an example the boy found a puppy he named it Max
notice how he and it link the sentences together

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making them flow smoothly the next one is coherence coherence focuses on The
Logical Arrangement and flow of ideas it ensures that the text makes sense as a
whole for example if you're writing about climate change change your paragraph
might look like this cause greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere effect this
leads to Rising temperatures solution reducing carbon emissions can help mitigate
this issue the ideas flow logically from one to the next context context refers to
the social cultural and situational factors

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that influence the meaning of a text for example a formal letter of complaint
will have a different style and tone compar comped to a casual text message to a
friend both are forms of connected discourse but the context changes how they are
written purpose every text is created with a specific purpose in mind it might be
to inform like in a news article to persuade like in an advertisement to entertain
like in a novel or to instruct like an Emanual audience finally the audience plays
a critical role the language tone and

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content of your text will depend on who you're communicating with is it a
professional audience is it your classmates understanding your audience helps you
tailor your message effectively now that we know the characteristics let's look at
the different types of connected discourse narrative discourse tells a story or
recounts events examples included novels short stories or personal anecdotes think
of the stories you tell your friends that's narrative discourse and action
expository discourse explains or

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provides information about a topic examples essays research articles or
instructional manuals when you're reading a textbook you're engaging with
expository discourse argumentative discourse presents a claim and supports it with
evidence and reasoning examples editorials debates or opinion pieces you use this
when you're trying to convince someone of your point of view descriptive discourse
creates a vivid picture of a person place object or event examples travel writing
poetry or product descriptions it's all about
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making your audience see and feel what you're describing now why is connected
discourse important first is Clarity it provides a clear structure to communication
second is comprehension it helps readers or listeners understand the message by
linking ideas logically third is Real Life Application most of our communication
both spoken and written happens in Connected forms not in isolated sentences now
that we've covered the essentials think about how you use connected discourse in
your everyday communication whether you're writing an

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essay telling a story or sending a text the principles we discuss today are
always in action thank you so much please like share subscribe and and follow for
more lessons only here at the winter threads

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