FAST<\/em>? If so, check out the program!<\/p>\nCreating Unity By Using the Writing Process<\/h2>\n
Writers aim for unity during all stages of the writing process. We create unity in each paragraph and our whole multi-paragraph composition as we prewrite, write, and rewrite. Please note that the following section focuses on creating unity in paragraphs on a computer. It also applies to writing on paper, but paper does have a few limitations.<\/p>\n
In this next section, we will look at creating unity:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- By dividing, deleting, adding, combining.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- While prewriting, writing, and rewriting.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Let\u2019s begin!<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”1 divide” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”14px|14px|14px|14px|true|true” border_radii=”on|9px|9px|9px|9px” border_width_all=”8px” border_color_all=”#1258b2″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Creating Unity by Dividing<\/h2>\n
1. Divide: Prewriting Stage:<\/span> I always do prewriting in a separate file. Experienced writers develop an instinct for distinguishing between possible main ideas and details. As I prewrite, I separate (divide) the possible main ideas into different areas of the page. I also use dividing lines and heading texts to further divide or separate the possible main ideas. I add likely details close to the related main ideas. Dividing while prewriting is essential for a great start!<\/p>\n2. Divide\/Indent: Writing Stage:<\/span> When we indent, we divide. Every indent shows a division. As we write, we indent. Sometimes, we indent according to our prewriting, yet often, writers indent when they feel the topic has changed. They sense, \u201cI finished making one point, and I\u2019m going to start making a slightly different point.\u201d<\/p>\n3. Divide\/Indent: Rewriting Stage:<\/span> As we rewrite, we may notice that a paragraph is too long or simply has poor unity that harms coherence. We then read the paragraph and look for a place to divide. Sometimes, we can make a helpful division with a single click on the keyboard. But often, we need to make a few additional edits to get things to make sense and flow.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”2 delete” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”14px|14px|14px|14px|true|true” border_radii=”on|9px|9px|9px|9px” border_width_all=”8px” border_color_all=”#1258b2″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
\u200bCreating Unity by Deleting<\/h2>\n
1. Delete: Prewriting Stage:<\/span> We don\u2019t do much deleting when we prewrite. Although we aim to create groups of relatively unified ideas, we don\u2019t need perfect unity in our prewriting. Most ideas in our prewriting have at least some value because they serve as a springboard for other ideas.<\/p>\n2. Delete: Writing Stage:<\/span> Often, as we write, we write a sentence that doesn\u2019t fit in nicely with our current paragraph, so we delete it. Please note that I recommend saving almost every word or sentence to your prewriting. These saved deleted words and sentences serve as springboards for other great ideas. We may end up using them in other locations.<\/p>\n3. Delete: Rewriting Stage:<\/span> As we rewrite, we see everything clearly. Some words and sentences just don\u2019t belong. Sadly, some of these words and sentences may be our favorites. However, when words and sentences harm the unity and harm the flow and coherence, we must delete them. Remember, save them in your prewriting.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”3 add” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”14px|14px|14px|14px|true|true” border_radii=”on|9px|9px|9px|9px” border_width_all=”8px” border_color_all=”#1258b2″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
\u200bCreating Unity by Adding<\/h2>\n
1. Add: Prewriting Stage:<\/span> We don\u2019t need to create perfect unity in our prewriting. However, we should add new ideas next to related ideas. As we add ideas, we form groups of relatively unified ideas. Through this process, the truly important main ideas emerge.<\/p>\n2. Add: Writing Stage:<\/span> Clearly, we aim to add only sentences that belong in each paragraph. However, we also may need to add words and phrases that make our paragraphs more unified as we write. The word \u201cand\u201d is the greatest unifying word of all time. In short, we may need to add words and phrases that show how seemingly different ideas are connected and form a unified whole. Explicitly stated topic sentences are unifiers. The feeling of \u201cbeginning, middle, and ending\u201d is another excellent unifier.<\/p>\n3. Add: Rewriting Stage:<\/span> What we didn\u2019t get right in the writing stage, we must improve in the rewriting stage. As we rewrite, we often need to add words, phrases, or sentences to create unified whole paragraphs.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”4 combine” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”14px|14px|14px|14px|true|true” border_radii=”on|9px|9px|9px|9px” border_width_all=”8px” border_color_all=”#1258b2″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nCreating Unity by Combining<\/h2>\n
Please Note:<\/strong><\/em> As a rule, combining doesn\u2019t exactly create unity. We usually combine two unified wholes to create a larger unified whole. In short, 1 whole + 1 whole = 1 whole. For example, we may have a \u201cproblem\u201d and a \u201csolution\u201d and combine them to create a \u201cproblem and solution\u201d paragraph. That said, sometimes we combine imperfect wholes to create a better unified whole. For example, we may have two paragraphs that seem incomplete, and we combine them, and they somehow form a much-improved unified whole.<\/p>\n1. Combine: Prewriting Stage:<\/span> Combining is often an essential part of the prewriting process. As we generate lists of random ideas, we start to group them together. In short, we combine two small groups of related ideas to form a larger group of related ideas. As we do this, we begin to see the essential main ideas emerge.<\/p>\n2. Combine: Writing Stage:<\/span> As we write, we often combine two unified wholes to create a much-improved unified whole. I once began writing what I thought was a short article with short paragraphs. Soon, I realized the article was going to be much larger. I immediately began to find places where I could combine paragraphs. Once again, this was not exactly creating unity. However, I was creating larger unified paragraphs (1 whole + 1 whole = 1 whole). Also, technically, I would classify this as \u201crewriting\u201d even though I was still writing the first draft.<\/p>\n3. Combine: Rewriting Stage:<\/span> We can also combine while rewriting. I\u2019ve looked at a piece of writing and thought all the short paragraphs made the piece of writing seem too light and fluffy for an academic topic. So, I started combining paragraphs to make the writing seem more substantial. To be clear, paragraphing style creates a tone.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text no Boarder” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n\u200bThe Real World: Using Divide, Delete, Add, and Combine All Together Now<\/h2>\n
To paraphrase Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), writing is never finished, only abandoned. In short, the writing process is round and round (recursive) until we finally say, \u201cThat\u2019s it! I\u2019m done!\u201d I know I jump between prewriting, writing, and rewriting constantly. Once again, I firmly believe that unity is one of the true guiding principles of writing. In writing, the opposite of unity is almost always repulsive.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, I also agree with Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye<\/em> (1951). Holden said, \u201cThe trouble with me is, I like it when somebody digresses. It\u2019s more interesting and all.\u201d The fact is that many effective digressions are really part of the main point in real writing. In short, the road to the truth can be winding\u2014a long and winding road. However, the reader will never understand if the writer doesn\u2019t intuitively grasp how the parts connect to form a unified whole.<\/p>\nThink about footnotes and endnotes. They are often some of the most interesting and insightful parts of a text, yet they don\u2019t belong in line with the text. That\u2019s ironic! This insight is also what makes The Catcher in the Rye<\/em> such a masterpiece. In a sense, we can view The Catcher in the Rye<\/em> as one long unified digression. Actually, as much as I enjoy saying that, it does have a central narrative thread.<\/p>\nPoint being:<\/strong><\/em> Writers use Divide, Delete, Add, and Combine<\/span> as they see fit in line with how they use the writing process. They are not inherently separate activities. We often use them in tandem. Take a look.<\/p>\n\n- When we divide<\/strong>, we often need to add<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- When we delete<\/strong>, we often need to add<\/strong> or combine<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- When we add<\/strong>, we often need to delete<\/strong> or divide<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- When we combine<\/strong>, we often need to delete<\/strong> or add<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Once again, the opposite effect of unity in paragraphs is fingernails scratching on a chalkboard. That screeching sound also comes in variations, including boredom, disinterest, frustration, and confusion. When things don\u2019t sound right, it\u2019s a coherence problem\u2014and the source of that coherence problem may be a unity problem.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UNITY is one of the more important concepts in writing. What\u2019s unity? Well, unity is oneness. In writing, unity is oneness of purpose. We can sum up unity in writing with one question: What\u2019s your point? Everything must speak to that point in some way to achieve unity of purpose. Writers seek UNITY throughout the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[391,15],"tags":[592,69,200,545,544],"class_list":["post-4790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to-teach-writing","category-six-traits-of-writing","tag-clear-and-organized-writing","tag-effective-writing-instruction","tag-teaching-the-writing-process","tag-traits-of-writing","tag-unity-coherence-emphasis"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/patternbasedwriting.com\/elementary_writing_success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/patternbasedwriting.com\/elementary_writing_success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/patternbasedwriting.com\/elementary_writing_success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patternbasedwriting.com\/elementary_writing_success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patternbasedwriting.com\/elementary_writing_success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4790"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/patternbasedwriting.com\/elementary_writing_success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4816,"href":"https:\/\/patternbasedwriting.com\/elementary_writing_success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4790\/revisions\/4816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/patternbasedwriting.com\/elementary_writing_success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patternbasedwriting.com\/elementary_writing_success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patternbasedwriting.com\/elementary_writing_success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}