How to Write High Quality Paragraphs: Unity, Order, Cohesion, Completeness | PhD Thesis Writing Tips

Paragraph Structure is something we learn about in school, but tend to forget over the years.
Let's revisit the basics in order to write a well-developed, effective paragraph. A paragraph should have a beginning, a middle, and an end. And it should follow 4 key elements: unity, order, cohesion, and completeness. I explain each of these in the video using an example from my own literature review. I really hope this video will help you with your writing, be sure to let me know any of your tips in the comments and subscribe to see more PhD related content.
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[@slim590]

thank you espeically for giving us example not just talking about it. thank you

[@shaghayeghsayadi1833]

Thank you Ciara. it was really helpful

[@claireadele3850]

Thanks Ciara, this breakdown is really useful. I'd be keen to see how you develop your lit review paragraphs to include critical analysis of the texts you refer to. As usual, looking forward to the next video in this series and your productivity tips.

[@PhDandProductivity]

Thanks Claire ! I mainly critique the more computer science based papers as the ones related to sports science generally I more lean on for introductory information. I would mainly be reiterating the limitations of the computer science papers which are usually pretty clear and based on the accuracy achieved in their models

[@maggienoodl3s]

I love your explanation thanks so much for this Ciara. I’m in the middle of writing my honours thesis and this has been super helpful as I struggle with structure of paragraphs. You are amazing!

[@PhDandProductivity]

Glad it was helpful! Hows the thesis going?

[@justynnefabian1858]

Very helpful, much appreciated!

[@PhDandProductivity]

Glad it was helpful!

[@seanchen9265]

Thank you 🙇‍♂️ ; I will refer to this as my guide while working on my MA dissertation.

[@PhDandProductivity]

Best of luck with your writing!

[@simranjeetsinghchadha7436]

Thank you, your videos are really helpful.

[@PhDandProductivity]

I’m so glad you think so.

[@abdikarimabdi2573]

Thanks Ciara for this great tips, definitely it will help my postgraduate students

[@PhDandProductivity]

I'm so glad!

[@botha9999]

Thank you, Ciara. Super useful. However, thank you for sharing.

[@PhDandProductivity]

Boat Mana glad you found it helpful

[@Eagle-eyed978]

Good explanations. Thanks

[@PhDandProductivity]

Glad it was helpful!

[@hamdialsofi3510]

Great video, thank you so much, we need similar videos, regards

[@PhDandProductivity]

Glad to help!

[@moon-sh9xl]

Thank you!!! Super useful ;)

[@PhDandProductivity]

Yay! Glad you think so Clau

[@moon-sh9xl]

@@PhDandProductivity the video was so good for me to structure my writing process that I've made kind of a "template" in Notion based on your ideas. Thank you so much!!! This is the link if you want to look it up: www.notion.so/Writing-a-paragraph-78ea5a6547c64bdda98bd964f5d77595

[@razaztalha9390]

Thank you for this valuable lesson. Please if possible to make a video about coherent of the literature review chapter and the suitable academic words that should be used here.

[@theresaaokootieno1460]

Really good organization of paragraphs

[@PhDandProductivity]

thanks so much Theresa!

[@muhammadjamalahmed8664]

Appreciated

[@PhDandProductivity]

I'm so gad :)

[@Eagle-eyed978]

Could you please share thoughts on writing effective abstract, introduction and conclusion. How to effectively link each each of these sections. Thanks!

[@PhDandProductivity]

i have talked about the abstract before. I will be discussing different sections for a paper in a few weeks but will not be writing these parts of my thesis for a long while

[@komukamabanya8278]

thanks for this . Please can you show us how you link the paragraphs and what leads you to your RQ. Looking forward to this and also how you compare different scholars views no the topic .Thank you

[@PhDandProductivity]

I mainly link paragraphs using the concluding sentence that I mentioned, these typically are written so that they lead nicely into the next point

[@n_bld]

Quick q - did you learn academic writing on your own? I've been in academia for years now and my brain seems to just be resistant to this writing structure. I feel kinda stupid. Maybe it'll click if I actually put effort into practicing it more often