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Transition and Descriptive Words. What Are Transition Words?. These are words that help connect one idea to the next These words are used to help the flow of your paper These words help the reader understand the order in which you present your ideas. Transition Word Examples. First Second
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What Are Transition Words? • These are words that help connect one idea to the next • These words are used to help the flow of your paper • These words help the reader understand the order in which you present your ideas
Transition Word Examples First Second Third Consequently In addition Additionally Moreover Besides that Among… In the same way For example Again Also As well as For instance Another As an illustration For one thing In this case As an example To Continue an Idea/Event To Add More Information
Transition Word Examples In conclusion To sum up All in all Lastly To conclude Finally As a result In closing All things considered To Conclude or Summarize
What Are Descriptive Words? • Words that are more engaging then commonly used words • These words “spiff” up the boring old plain words • For example, instead of happy, you could be ecstatic, thrilled, joyful, blissful, excited, jubilant
Descriptive Words With Phrases • To “spiff” a phrase up you need to know the context in which you are using a word • For example, “I work hard at…” instead you could say I excel at, I am a master at, I dominate at, I push myself to,
I am also very cooperative with others as we work towards a goal. For example, when I try to practice a foreign language with a partner and one of us doesn’t know a word, we describe or act out what we want to say. This demonstrates how I can cooperate with others to achieve more. I excel at cooperating with my family members by sharing the family vehicle, and using it to drive my siblings to their practices and appointments. My flexibility is a form of cooperation because it helps my family be successful. Cooperating is an essential life skill as well as an essential skill for learning a new language, and I will be a great role model for this skill at your school.
Take out your rough drafts and read through it. As you read through it, try to find where you can add transition words or descriptive words. If you need help spiffing up a word, try using a thesaurus