Properties of A Well Written Text
Properties of A Well Written Text
WELL-WRITTEN
TEXT
ENGLISH 9
ORGANIZATION
Organization in writing means that the writer must consciously arrange
and classify ideas in order to achieve logical order and clarity in writing.
Organization entails that the ideas in writing must be interconnected
with one another.The logical order of ideas in writing is highlighted in
organization.
It begins with the writer thinking of general subjects and turning them
into narrowed down topics.
DEDUCTIVE VS INDUCTIVE
Deductive way of organizing ideas for writing
starts with the general idea branching out to the
specific details.
Inductive way of organizing ideas for writing means
the writer must start with the particular ideas
leading to the general idea.
COHESION WITHOUT
COHERENCE
A text with cohesion has a central concept or
“glue” that holds all the different ideas
together. Although without coherence, there is no
apparent logic to the way these ideas are presented.
The writer appears to move on to another related idea
without a proper transition from the previous idea.
EXAMPLE:
similarly
TO PROVIDE CHOICES – OR, NOR
TO SHOW TIME AND SEQUENCE
Examples:
They are self-disciplines and practice dedicated
meditation.These people are known as Buddhists.
When she arrived with her playmates, Anna have her
mom a hug.
For many years, East German people
devised 1creative ways to sneak out of East
Germany. Some people dug tunnels; 2 others tried
crashing through checkpoints with cars, trucks, or
busses; 3still others flew out in small airplanes or
balloons. One woman tied herself to the bottom of a
car and passed through a checkpoint unnoticed. And
one family sewed fake Russian uniforms
for 4themselves; then, they pretended to be Russian
soldiers and simply drove through a checkpoint. Some
desperate people tried scrambling over a barbed-wire
fence or a wall. 5These people were often shot.
EXERCISE!!!
On 21 December 1972, 6the Basic Treaty was signed by East and
West Germany, and relations between 7the two countries started
to improve. During the next two decades, they began to cooperate
with 8each other by sharing cultural and
commercial 9activities such as arts exchange programs and joint
business ventures. However, East Germans were still dissatisfied,
for 10their living standard was lower than 11that of West
Germany. 12Their industries produced inferior goods, and 13their
country was polluted from inferior mining methods and careless
industrial waste.