Here are some sentences that members wrote below last Monday’s lesson. Can you find and correct the mistakes?

Can you write two error-free sentences about the benefits of living in a cold climate?

A paragraph can be said to have good cohesion if the sentences within it are somehow linked and work together to form a unit.

In this lesson I’m going to test your logic using a quick exercise.

A common problem in students’ essays is that the same ideas are often repeated in both main body paragraphs.

In this lesson we compare three possible ways to structure a 4-paragraph essay. Let me know which way you prefer.

In this lesson we look at a more coherent plan for the “best time to be alive” question, and we start writing a paragraph for homework.

In this lesson we look at a more coherent plan for the “best time to be alive” question, and we start writing a paragraph for homework.

By improving the overall coherence or ‘harmony’ of our paragraphs, we can turn a good essay into an excellent piece of writing.

Let’s look at a possible essay skeleton for the ‘Best time to be alive’ question.

Let’s take a closer look at the “sentence pairs” in the essay about self-employment that I shared last week.

Writing “pairs” of sentences encourages you to develop coherent ideas, add detail, and use different cohesive devices (linking).

When you have a 13-sentence plan, it’s easy to write your essay. Just write a full sentence for each of the 13 points.

In this lesson I want to return to the idea that each sentence in your essay should do a particular job.

Most students learn simple linking words, like Furthermore or However. But did you know that there are other, more sophisticated ways to link your ideas?

Let’s compare 3 types of main body paragraph: the one-idea paragraph, the two-idea paragraph, and the three-idea paragraph.

Whenever I write a paragraph using ‘firstly, secondly, finally’, people ask me whether there are any good alternatives to these linking words.

I use the term ‘essay skeleton’ to refer to the main structural elements, or ‘bones’, of an essay. This lesson shows you an example.

Here are three different ways to answer the same essay question. The key is to have a clear central idea for each main paragraph.

How do you write a really effective ‘example’ sentence? The answer is: make it interesting and detailed. Read this lesson to see what I mean.

In this lesson you’ll see my introduction and two main body paragraphs. Your task is to write the conclusion.

In this lesson we begin writing a main body paragraph using a five-sentence plan. Each sentence has a unique job.

In this lesson you’ll see how I used our essay plan to write the first main body paragraph.

In this lesson I show you my full essay plan and introduction for the ‘home history’ writing topic.

Read my five-sentence paragraph about how to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels, then try to correct the mistakes in 10 sentences.

How can you improve the coherence in your paragraphs? Answer: look at the ‘job’ that each sentence is doing.

Follow my suggested writing method as closely as possible, and become a more efficient writer.

How to develop or extend ideas when writing an essay.

Learn to write three types of main body paragraph.