Joan Faisant The Language Company-

Bowling Green

Using Visuals to Stimulate Understanding of Unity and

Coherence

Day 1:Introducing the Concepts of

Unity and Coherence

Who are they? Write about what you see. What do they look like? What are they doing?

(Hopgood-Kazee)

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

Unity

(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

Marines 2http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsbzJ2q_e_chttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXa39XyP6q8

(Owens, Brandan) OutOfRegs.com

Coherence

Definitions: Logical or natural

connection or consistency.

The state of cohering or sticking together.

Logical, orderly and consistent relation of parts.

Synonyms:connection

comprehensibility

Antonyms: (Lozano, Toni)

disagreement

nonsense

(Coherence)(Broken Chain)

Unity/CoherenceHomework

Now it's your turn to present a visual for unity.

You will present your visual to the class.

Describe it and explain how it shows unity.

Task Find (online, in a

magazine, etc.) or create a visual (picture, video, etc.) with the idea of unity.

Day 2:Unity and Coherence in Writing

Unity in Writing

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.

1, 2, 3...

Make connections!

Use connectors Use referents

Use parallel structure.

I love gardening, painting, reading and to write.

writing

Use consistent and appropriate verb tense.

He went to the store. Then, he is going home.

went

Unity and Coherence in Writing:Application

Shared Writing

First: 1) Think of some

ideas/topics for writing.

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.

2) Repeat this until time is up.

Third: 1) When the teacher calls

time, get your original paper back.

2) Add a concluding sentence to your piece of writing.

Shared Writing: Analysis

First: Underline and number

each supporting sentence.

Second: Read the paper

carefully. -Think about unity and coherence.

Third: Write the answers to the following questions:

1) Does each s.s. Show unity? (Yes/No)

-If not, write the # of the sentence that does not. 2) Does each s.s. show coherence? (Yes/No)

If not, write the # of the sentence that does not. Be ready to explain your reasons!

Shared Writing: Analysis (cont.)

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

Address the problems with unity and/or coherence.

Each student will revise his/her piece of writing.

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. 2012.5/9/12

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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Joan Faisant

The Language Company - Bowling Green

Email: jfaisant3@gmail.com

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