This project gives you the opportunity to apply the concepts of unity and coherence in your writing. Choose two of the five methods of paragraph development below and write two paragraphs on separate topics. Your goal is to write two unified, coherent paragraphs on separate topics using separate methods of development. chronological order
spatial order
general to particular
particular to general
comparison/contrast

Your selection of a method will depend on your purpose. If, for example, you decide to write a narrative paragraph, you will use chronological order. Descriptive paragraphs are usually developed using spatial order. The other methods are most often used in expository paragraphs.

Choose one of the following titles as a prompt for a topic (or use another, teacher-approved topic).

1. One Long Hour
2. The Advantage of over
3. The Room
4. There's a Need for Today

As you write and revise, ask yourself these questions:

1. Do all of the sentences in this paragraph belong here? (unity)
2. Are all of the sentences in this paragraph in the right place? (coherence--method of development)
3. Are all of the sentences in this paragraph smoothly connected together into a whole paragraph? (coherence--use of transitional devices)

Read this excerpt from act ii, scene iv, of william shakespeare's romeo and juliet: nurse: now, afore god, i am so vexed, that every part about me quivers. scurvy knave! pray you, sir, a word: and as i told you, my young lady bade me inquire you out; what she bade me say, i will keep to myself: but first let me tell ye, if ye should lead her into a fool's paradise, as they say, it were a very gross kind of behavior, as they say: for the gentlewoman is young; and, therefore, if you should deal double with her, truly it were an ill thing to be offered to any gentlewoman, and very weak dealing. romeo: nurse, commend me to thy lady and mistress. i protest unto thee— nurse: good heart, and, i' faith, i will tell her as much: lord, lord, she will be a joyful woman. what does the excerpt reveal about the character of the nurse? a. the nurse is loyal to the capulet family and therefore discourages romeo and juliet from falling in love. b. the nurse is loyal to the montague family and therefore the young lovers get together. c. the nurse wants to mend the feud between the two families by encouraging the love between romeo and juliet. d. the nurse believes that romeo and juliet are too young to understand the obstacles they will face in the future. e. the nurse feels protective of juliet and therefore questions romeo about his intentions toward her.