Academic Writing

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Academic Writing S I I 2 0 2 5 W E L C O M E ! T H I S I S Class Refining Academic Writing Skills By the end of this lesson, you will: Lesson Objectives Identify and use cohesive devices (e.g., conjunctions, and transition words) to connect ideas within and between sentences in a paragraph. Recognize and correct errors in subject–verb agreement and maintain grammatical consistency (person, number, and verb tense) in short texts. Differentiate between complete sentences, fragments, and run-on sentences in their own and others’ writing. Cohesion Cohesion Cohesion 1.What is cohesion? 2.Why is it important for writing to be cohesive? 3.What are some ways to make one’s writing more cohesive? 1.What is cohesion? Cohesion is the clear connection of ideas within a paragraph or text. Cohesive writing flows smoothly, guiding the reader easily through ideas. 2. Why is it important for writing to be cohesive? Cohesive writing helps the reader follow your ideas more easily. It improves clarity and makes the message more effective. 3. What are some ways to make one’s writing more cohesive? Use a variety of cohesive devices Refer back to ideas using pronouns (e.g., this, they, it)...