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Coherence

To help aid coherence,* organize most of your sentences as

• First, look back :

• • <–<–<–<–< At the BEGINNING of a sentence, place older, less important, less difficult information.

• Last, look ahead:

• • Place newer, more important, more difficult information at the END of the sentence. –>–>–>–>

Example:

<–<–<–<–<–<–<–<–<–<–<–<–<–<–<–<–<–<-<–<–<–<–<–<–
Sherman has imitated his father’s behaviors throughout the novel,

and in this scene, he serves as a reflection of his father (Middlebury College student ’06).
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*For more information on coherence and other elements of writing style, see:

Williams, Joseph M. Style. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990.

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