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Using Visuals to Stimulate
Understanding of Unity and
Coherence
Joan Faisant
The Language CompanyBowling Green
Day 1:
Introducing the Concepts of
Unity and Coherence
Write about what you see.
Who are they?
What do they look like?
What are they doing?
(Hopgood-Kazee)
Unity
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1) The state or quality
of being one.
2) The act, state, or
quality of forming a
whole from separate
parts.
(Unity)
Synonyms:
oneness
completeness
wholeness
accord
harmony
symphony
(Full Spectrum Unity Holding Hands Concept)
Do these pictures show the idea of unity? Explain why or why not.
(Diverse Hands Linked in Unity)
(Team Canada)
Coherence
Describe what you see.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqsnkWLlinM
(Psebeix, Colla)
Do these videos show the idea of coherence? Explain why or why not.
Marines 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXa39XyP6q8
(Owens, Brandan)
Marines 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsbzJ2q_e_c
OutOfRegs.com
Coherence
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Definitions:
Logical or natural
connection or
consistency.
The state of cohering or
sticking together.
Logical, orderly and
consistent relation of
parts.
(Coherence)
Synonyms:
connection
comprehensibility
Antonyms:
(Lozano, Toni)
disagreement
nonsense
(Broken Chain)
Unity/Coherence
Homework
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Now it's your turn to
present a visual for
unity.
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Task
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Find (online, in a magazine,
etc.) or create a visual
(picture, video, etc.) with the
idea of unity.
You will present your visual
to the class.
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Describe it and explain
how it shows unity.
Day 2:
Unity and Coherence in Writing
Unity in Writing
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The entire piece of
writing must have one
clear focus:

Topic sentence (paragraph)

Thesis statement (essay)
Support must:
Keep the same focus as the t.s.
Give more specific information
than the t.s.
Coherence in Writing

Organize information in a
logical way.

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1, 2, 3...
Use consistent and
appropriate verb tense.
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He went to the store. Then,
he is going home.
went
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Make connections!
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Use connectors
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Use referents
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Use parallel
structure.
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I love gardening,
painting, reading
and to write.
writing
Unity and Coherence in Writing:
Application
Shared Writing
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First:
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1) Think of some
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ideas/topics for writing.
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2)Be sure everyone in
class can write about it.
3) Create a topic sentence.
Write only the topic
sentence.
Second:
1) Trade papers with another
student. Add a supporting
sentence to his t.s.
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2) Repeat this until time is up.
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Third:
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1) When the teacher calls time,
get your original paper back.
2) Add a concluding sentence to
your piece of writing.
Shared Writing:
Analysis
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First:
Underline and number
each supporting
sentence.
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Second:
Read the paper carefully. Think about unity and
coherence.
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Third:
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Write the answers to the following questions:
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1) Does each s.s. Show unity? (Yes/No)
-If not, write the # of the sentence that does not.
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2) Does each s.s. show coherence? (Yes/No)
If not, write the # of the sentence that does not.
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Be ready to explain your reasons!
Shared Writing:
Analysis (cont.)
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Now, in a small group:
1) Each student will
read his/her piece of
writing for the group
and explain his
answers about unity
and coherence.
2) Each student will
either agree or disagree
and explain why if
needed.
Shared Writing:
Revision
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Address the problems with unity and/or coherence.
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Each student will revise his/her piece of writing.
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The goal is to create a unified and coherent piece to
be shared with the same small group.
Works Cited
“Broken Chain.” Cartoon. 4 May 2010. Clipart. Flickr.com. Web. 10 Oct. 2013.
“Coherence” Def. n1, Thesaurus. Thefreedictionary.com. Princeton University, Farlex Inc, 2003-2012. Web. 1 Mar. 2012.
Diverse Hands Linked in Unity.” Photograph. 13 November 2009. Welcome from the director. Liftaz.org. Web. 7 Jul.
2013.
“Full Spectrum Unity Holding Hands Concept.” Cartoon. 25 December 2007. thegoldguys. Lumaxart.com. Web. 7 Jul.
2013
Hopgood-Kazee. Soldiers standing. Photograph. 13 Feb. 2013. Princess Hopgood's J237 Blog. University of Wisconsin
Whitewater.edu. web. 7 Jul. 2013.
“Line of people.” Cartoon. 17 September 2011. Connections. Openclipart.org. Web. 7 Jul. 2013.
Lozano, Toni. “Broad Iron Chain.” Photograph. 28 June 2006. Flickr. Web. 2013.
OutOfRegs.com. “Silent Drill Fail.” YouTube. YouTube, LLC. 14 June 2011. Web. 8 Sep. 2013.
Owens, Brandan. “United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon 2013.” YouTube. YouTube, LLC. 11 May 2013.Web. 10
Oct. 2013.
Psebeix, Colla. “Amazing Japanese Precision (posted by Sanitaryum Clean Humor).” YouTube. YouTube, LLC. 8 Sep. 2013.
Web. 2013.
“Team Canada.” Photograph. 15 February 2006. Flickr. Web. 7 Jul. 2013.
"Unity." Def. 1, Def. 2. Thefreedictionary.com. Princeton University, Farlex Inc, 2003-2012. Web. 1 Mar. 2012.
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For Further Reading
Bamberg, B. 1984. Assessing coherence: A reanalysis of essays written for the National Assessment of Education Progress.
Research in the Teaching of English, 18, 3, pp. 305–319.
Connor, U. and A. M. Johns. 1990. Coherence in writing: Research and pedagogical perspectives. Alexandria, VA:
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages.
Ferris, D. and J. S. Hedgecock. 1998. Teaching ESL composition: Purpose, process, and practice. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence
Erlbaum.
Giltrow, J. 1995. Academic writing: Writing and reading across the disciplines (2nd ed.). Peterborough, Ontario:
Broadview Press.
Leki, I. 1996. L2 composing: Strategies and perceptions. In Writing in a second language: Insights from first and second
language teaching and research, ed. B. Leeds. White Plains, NY: Longman, pp. 27–36.
Liu, D. 2000. Writing cohesion: Using content lexical ties in ESOL. English Teaching Forum, 38, 1, pp. 28–33.
Ruegg, Rachael, & Sugiyama, Yuko. “Organization of ideas in writing: what are raters sensitive to?” Language Testing in
Asia 3. 8 (2013). Web.
Silva, T. 1992. L1 vs. L2 writing: ESL graduate students’ perceptions. TESL Canada Journal, 10, 1, pp. 27–47.
Struthers, Lynda, Lapadat, Judith C.,& MacMillan, Peter D. “Assessing cohesion in children’s writing: Development of a
checklist.” Assessing Writing 18. 3 (2013): 187-201. Web.
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Thank you!
Joan Faisant
The Language Company - Bowling Green
Email: [email protected]
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