When you review each of your idea groupings—particularly if you’ve put nearly identical ideas together—you’ll see patterns develop. For example, if you’re writing about computers in the work setting, you may find a group of sentences dealing with the efficiency of computers: “Computers allow quick revisions requiring little effort.” “Computers store enormous amounts of data in small amounts of space.” “Computers permit even the novice typist to produce near-perfect drafts through revision.” When you step back from these related statements, you can see a pattern evolving: they all deal with computer efficiency. Now, write a single sentence to encapsulate the general theme of this group of sentences. You might write: ...
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