| body paragraph | a paragraph with three parts: a topic sentence, support, and a concluding sentence
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| chronological organization | a method of paragraph or essay organization in which events are presented as they unfold in time; used when the author's purpose is narration
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| clarity | achieved in writing through clear explanations and precise word choice
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| coherence | the quality that results from organizing and connecting the specific evidence that supports your point
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| connectors | words that link sentences together; also called transitions
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| explanations | a type of support: reasons that justify a point or tell how things work
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| order of importance | a method of paragraph or essay organization in which events are presented in order of their significance; used when the author's purpose is to communicate information
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| pronouns | words (e.g., he, she, it, you, they) that take the place of nouns; pronouns (literally "for a noun") are shortcuts that keep you from unnecessarily repeating words in writing. Like transitions, pronouns can be used to connect specific evidence in a paper.
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| spatial organization | a method of paragraph or essay organization in which events are presented according to their location; used when the author's goal is to describe
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| sufficient support | achieved in writing when there are enough examples and explanations to make a topic sentence seem valid
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| support | evidence that backs up your thesis or topic sentence
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| synonyms | words with identical or nearly identical meaning
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| topic sentence | the main point or central assertion of a paragraph
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| transitions | words that link sentences together; also called connectors
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| unity | achieved in writing when all examples and explanations clearly relate to a paragraph's main point
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education