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Coherence and Academic Writing: Some Definitions and Suggestions for Teaching.
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Johns, Ann M. – TESOL Quarterly, 1986
Reviews current literature on coherence in written text, defines coherence in broad terms, and then presents a three-lesson revision unit based on modern coherence principles. In this unit, students "deconstruct" assignment prompts, prepare first drafts, examine another student's first draft, and then revise their essays and examine the revisions.…
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