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Peer reviewedEden, Rick; Mitchell, Ruth – College Composition and Communication, 1986
Supports a reader oriented theory of paragraph writing. Discusses the readers' expectations of paragraphs and supporting research, demonstrates the strengths and weaknesses of the most popular current model of paragraph structure, demonstrates the power of rhetorical paragraph writing, and details the pedagogical implications of the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Models, Paragraph Composition, Reading Writing Relationship
Peer reviewedKent, Thomas L. – Journal of Business Communication, 1984
Presents a strategy for teaching paragraph cohesion based on the "given-new contract" theory of information transfer that explains why and how to construct unified and cohesive paragraphs. (PD)
Descriptors: Cohesion (Written Composition), Communication (Thought Transfer), Higher Education, Paragraph Composition
Peer reviewedVande Kopple, William J. – College Composition and Communication, 1982
Reports of research on using different patterns for connecting sentences. Shows the importance of applying insights from text linguistics to writing instruction. (RL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Coherence, Cohesion (Written Composition), High School Students
