NCO Primary Leadership Subjects
Putting Your Thoughts on Paper, Continued
Principles of
Item
Principle
Action
effective writing,
4
Coherence
Arrange and develop your subject logically.
continued
Think the subject through and try to see it as a
whole.
5
Unity
Adhere to a single main idea as you write. Apply
this principle to each sentence, paragraph, and
the entire paper.
If you have more than one subject to discuss,
break the paper up into sections or chapters. You
may need to write a separate paper for each
subject.
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