Maintain formal style mastery across a sustained 1500-2000-word piece (CCSS L.8.3; W.8.4)
Exercise
Difficulty 3
~10 min
eng.g8.s.ex_21
Coherence Audit
Prompt
Audit your capstone draft for coherence ACROSS paragraphs: underline thesis-paragraph echoes (red); circle transitions between paragraphs (blue); bracket signposted argumentation (green). Note any coherence gaps.
Answer criteria
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rubric
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All 3 device-colors applied across paragraphs + ≥1 gap named = mastery
Hints
- Coherence devices operate at essay scale, not paragraph scale.
- Look at first sentences of each paragraph — do they bridge backward?
Misconceptions to watch
- Confuses cohesion (within paragraph) with coherence (across paragraphs).
- Doesn't audit transitions — only topic sentences.
Used in lessons