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how to create a well-
written text?
LET’S
PLAY!
 Properties of a well-written text.
Objectives:

• Identify the different properties of a well-written text.

• Cite the importance of a well-written text; and

• Create a short well-written paragraph employing the

properties of a well-written text.
Thesis statement:
For a text to be well-written, one must keep in mind these four
properties:

1. ORGANIZATION

2. COHERENCE AND COHESION

3. LANGUAGE USE

4. MECHANICS
 I. ORGANIZATION

• It is said that ideas are well-developed when there is a clear

statement of purpose, position, facts, examples, specific details,
definitions, explanation, justifications, or opposing viewpoints.

• Organization is achieved when these ideas are logically and

accurately arranged.
G
And if there is Organization, there is…

COHERENCE
 II. COHERENCE AND COHESION

• Coherence: This means that sentences are arranged in a

logical manner, making them easily understood by the
reader.

• Cohesion: It is the connection of ideas at the sentence level.

Example:

Be assured of this. Most people do not want to fight. However,

they will do so when provoked.
 How can we organize the details of a
paragraph?
A. Arrangement of details according to:
1. Chronological order
2. Spatial order
3. Emphatic order
Example:
• This morning was crazy. My alarm clock was set for PM
instead of AM, so I woke up really late. I just threw on
some clothes and ran out the door. I rode my bike as
fast as I could and thought that I was going to be late for
sure, but when I got there everyone was outside and
there were firetrucks all lined up in front of school. I
guess somebody pulled the fire alarm before class
started. It worked out though, because nobody really
noticed or minded that I was tardy.
CHRONOLOGICAL

• The details are arranged in the order in which they

happened.
 Rode bike
to school
Woke up late

Got ready Saw people outside

Example:
• The inside of Bill's refrigerator was horrible. On the top
shelf was a three week old carton of milk. Next to it sat
a slice of melon that had started to get moldy. To the
right of the melon sat the remains of a macaroni and
cheese dinner that had been served a week earlier. On
the shelf below was a slice of cake from his sister's
birthday party. Though there was food, none of it was
edible.
SPATIAL
• The sentences of a paragraph are arranged according
to geographical location, such as left-to-right, up- to-
down, etc.
Example:
• After looking at all the brochures and talking to several
salesmen, I decided to purchase an SLR camera. For
several years I had been dissatisfied with the results I
was getting from my point-and-shoot camera. The
framing was imprecise and the focus was not always
accurate. I had planned a vacation to an area that
promised many fabulous photo opportunities, and I
wanted to capture each one with accuracy. But the most
important reason I decided on the SLR camera was the
great versatility it offered.
EMPHATIC
• is when information found in a paragraph is arranged to
emphasize certain points depending on the writer’s
purpose.

• The coherence of the paragraph is established in one of

two ways: (a) from least to most important, or (b) from
most to least important.
In the above paragraph, the organization moves from the
least important idea (dissatisfaction with the results of the
point-and-shoot camera) to the most important idea (the
versatility offered with the SLR camera).
B. SIGNAL DEVICES (Transitions)
SIGNAL DEVICES
1. Transitions: 2. Repetitions
a. Time 3. Synonyms
b. Sequence 4. Pronouns
c. Space
d. Illustration
e. Comparison
f. Cause and Effect
g. Conclusion
Signal Devices are words that give readers an idea on how the
points in your paragraphs are progressing.
III. LANGUAGE USE

• It is the appropriateness of word/vocabulary usage.

Words and Phrases one
must avoid to use in
order to practice
appropriate language use:
 • Too Informal

• Too vague

• Too unsophisticated
 Avoid!

• Jargons

• Cliches

• Everyday abbreviations

• Slang

• Words that are not gender-neutral

IV. MECHANICS
Set of conventions on how to spell, abbreviate,
punctuate, and capitalize.

*Avoid contractions and exclamation points (unless

part of a direct quotation)

*Mention the full name before the abbreviation.

*Numbers from 0-10 must be spelled out.
EVALUATION: Direction: Identify what is described in each number.
1. This is achieved when these ideas are logically and accurately
arranged.
2. The details of a paragraph are arranged according to the order in
which they happened.
3. It is a set of conventions on how to spell, abbreviate, punctuate, and
capitalize.
4. These are words that connect one idea to another, in order for our
ideas to flow smoothly.
5. This means that sentences are arranged in a logical manner,
making them easily understood by the reader.
6. These are words similar in meaning to important words or
phrases that prevent tedious repetitions.
7. The sentences of a paragraph are arranged according to
geographical location, such as left-to- right, up-to-down, etc.
8. These are words that give readers an idea of how the points in
your paragraph are progressing.
9. These are the words that connect readers to the original word
that they replace.
10. To attain this property, one must be consistent with the use of
pronouns.
 Key to Correction:
1. Organization 6. Synonyms
2. Chronological/Order 7. Spatial/Order
3. Mechanics 8. Signal Devices
4. Transitions 9. Pronouns
5. Coherence 10. Language Use
ASSIGNMENT

• Create a short well-written essay (about anything)

employing the properties of a well-written text. It will be
rated according to this rubric.