1.7 Coherence

Today’s lesson will be about:

Objective

You will be able to:

• Assess your own essays for your use of PIE structure and identify/revise weaknesses.
• Understand the relationship of the communication model to KNO—specifically how coherence can assist in making match perception.
• Identify the three types of information in academic writings.

Attendance


Review Sample Paragraphs
PIE Handout
PIE Handout Answer

Self-Assessment and Revision

Open your diagnostic file, 1^st Diagnostic_YourName.

Identify P-I-E-C in your body paragraphs. 

Point

Illustration

Explanation

Closing Sentence

Coherence

PPT

KNO Practice

KNOHandout

Homework

Writer’s Help

Go to Writer’s Help and do an exercise:

Grammar Exercise2. Sentence Fragments 2

*Due date: Sep, 14 (Sat) at 11:55 p.m. sharp.

Engineering Activity #3

Look back your diagnostic essay with a new perspective, PIE structure. Write a paragraph about questions below.

1. Copy and paste 1 body paragraph from the file, 1^st Diagnostic_YourName, in Example Format.
2. Identify one or two things you think are done well/ included appropriately.
3. Identify one or two things you think you could work on. (Here, you can write about what part(s) you missed among P-I-E-C and how you want to change.)
4. Then, revise a chosen body paragraph and highlight P-I-E-C with different colors.

*Must use Example Format.

*Write at least 10 lines (no more than 15 lines) in Your comment.

*Name the file as PIE structure (If you name it differently, I might not tell it.)

*Submit it on Dropbox in Engineering Activity.

*Due date: Sep, 15 (Sun) at 11:55 p.m. sharp.


Check All NAMES of your files on Dropbox.
I might not read your file if it is named differently.