Structuring Paragraphs for Readability and Flow (workshop slides)
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orcid.org/0000-0002-3381-054XSlides from a workshop on paragraph structure, aimed at an audience of academic scientific writers, specifically graduate student engineers. Topics include using word location to create sentence flow, consistency of key terms, ordering new information vs. known information, topic sentences, concluding sentences, and tips and tricks for cutting words and being concise. Examples from published scientific writing, particularly in engineering.
Portions of this workshop are adapted from “Chapter 6: From Sentences to Paragraphs” in Scientific Writing and Communication by Angelika Hofmann (2017) and “Chapter 7: Developing Readable Style” in Writing in Engineering: A Brief Guide by Robert Irish (2015).
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GWL, graduate students, graduate education, Graduate Writing Lab, paragraphs, paragraph structure, organization in writing, academic writing, PhD writing, scientific writing, engineering, conciseness, revising , paragraph flow, readability
English
University of Virginia
08/12/2022
This presentation is CC-BY and any use must include proper citation and DOI. Individual images/examples and materials from other sources are not CC-BY. The blue dinosaur is a GWL icon and not CC-BY.
Portions of this workshop are adapted from “Chapter 6: From Sentences to Paragraphs” in Scientific Writing and Communication by Angelika Hofmann (2017) and “Chapter 7: Developing Readable Style” in Writing in Engineering: A Brief Guide by Robert Irish (2015).
See GWL Structuring Paragraphs Cheat Sheets:
