Reading and Writing

A way a text is organized that helps to guide the reader logically through it

Text Organization

This property makes a text readable and its message clear

Text Organization

This is an aspect of the organization that is immediately apparent to the reader

Physical Format

It is seen in how the text physically appears like headings and subheadings, bullet points or font emphasis

Physical Format

Improper use or superfluous use of this formatting can be confusing

Physical Format

These are Textual cues that readers can use to follow a text

Signal Words

They can signal the transition from one point to another ordering the events and concepts, or the writer’s chosen text type

Signal Words

It Provides the framework upon which the text is organized.

The Structure

It Consists of Beginning, Middle, And End

The Structure

These make your texts easier for your readers to follow and understand

Coherence and Cohesion 

The connection of ideas to the central concept of text

Cohesion

The relationship between sentences

Coherence

There is no apparent logic to the way these ideas are presented.

Cohesion Without Coherence

The writer appears to move on to another related idea without a proper transition from the previous idea

Cohesion Without Coherence

It has no central concept that links all ideas together which makes the main point of the text unclear for readers

Coherence without Cohesion

A text with both of these has a central concept linking all the ideas in the text and these ideas are presented in a logical manner

Cohesion And Coherence

This allows you to capture the message that you want to convey to your readers

Proper Language Use

It is all about choosing the right words that accurately capture your ideas.

Proper Language Use

A writer using a word incorrectly, and this occurs when the word does not mean wat he or she thinks it does

Misused Words

A writer not aware that they end up using language that is unintentionally confusing, comical or even offensive to readers

Words with Unwanted Connotations

Writers want to sound smart by using words that are very technical or have deep meanings. Which makes reading the text confusing

Technical or Highfalutin Words