Memo

To: Prof. Artemio Peñalbert

From: Fabian A. Claudio
Date: 21/12/2010
Re: Developing Coherent Paragraphs

Many readers find it difficult to understand some paragraphs. When you make a very complex

paragraph without being consistent or having a sentence that describes the main idea you’re reader will

most likely be lost. You must position the topic sentence in a place where the reader will be able to find

it and you must be consistent so the reader gets the idea.

To develop a coherent paragraph you have to use a sentence that identifies the whole central idea of

the topic, that’s why is called a Topic Sentence. You must learn to unite ideas to create a topic that is

understandable and that it can keep the paragraph united. If you’re developing a paragraph that is

complicated you must introduce a main idea and put all the details after. You could end the paragraph

in a simple sentence so the shock about the complexity is less. Complex or simple paragraphs must be

consistent for it to be coherent. If the consistency is kept the paragraph reader will be able to

understand the topic and point the main idea.

In conclusion some paragraphs may be deductive, inductive or complex but for the reader to find the

idea and the main sentence that describes it you must keep the consistency going. Without a main

sentence that describes the main idea of the topic the reader will have a hard time understanding and

in some cases not understand nothing at all. I advice that you must: be consistent and be clear.