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Transitions. Mrs. MacInnis ELA. Transitions. Using transitional words or phrases helps papers read more smoothly. They provide a logical organization and understandability and improve the connections between thoughts. 50% Transition Rule – one transition for every two sentences

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  1. Transitions Mrs. MacInnis ELA

  2. Transitions • Using transitional words or phrases helps papers read more smoothly. They provide a logical organization and understandability and improve the connections between thoughts. • 50% Transition Rule – one transition for every two sentences • You may use each transition ONLY ONCE per essay

  3. Transitions…For chronological order: • Before • After • First • Next • Then • Finally • Last • At last • Soon • When • Meanwhile • After a while • Later that day • The next day • On Saturday

  4. Transitions…To show sequence: • After all • All in all • All things considered • Briefly • By and large • In any case • In any event • In brief • In conclusion • On the whole • In short • In summary • In the final analysis • In the long run • On balance • To sum up • To summarize • Finally

  5. Transitions… To show size: • First • Next • Finally • Larger • Even larger • The largest • Equally important • More important • Most important

  6. Transitions…For order of importance • Also • Another • Besides • Finally • First • Second • For example • In the first place • In the second place • In the same way • Likewise • To begin with • Moreover • Furthermore • In addition • More important • Most important • Similarly

  7. Transitions…To interrupt sentences: • After all • At any rate • By the way • Consequently • However • For example • For instance • Generally speaking • I believe (guess, hope, know) • In fact • In my opinion • Of course • On the contrary • On the other hand • Moreover • Nevertheless • To tell the truth

  8. Transitions…For example & illustration • For example • For instance • Namely • Specifically • To illustrate • For one thing • As an illustration • Illustrated with • As an example • In this case

  9. Transitions…To prove a point • Above all • Chiefly • With attention to • Especially • Particularly • Singularly • Even • Indeed • In fact • Of course • Truly

  10. Transitions…To compare: • Likewise • Also • While • In the same way • Like • As • Similarly • By the same token

  11. Transitions…To contrast: • Still • Although • However • Yet • Otherwise • Even though • Contrast • Conversely • Instead • On one hand • On the other hand • On the contrary • Rather • Nevertheless • In contrast

  12. Transitions…To conclude • Finally • In a word • In brief • In conclusion • In the end • In the final analysis • On the whole • Thus • To conclude • To summarize • In sum • In summary • Briefly • By and large • In any case • In any event • In short • In the long run • On balance • To sum up • As a result • As mentioned earlier • As has been noted • After all • All in all • All things considered

  13. Example:The Shelled Spider • - It lives in the Delaware Water Gap area. • -The bite is not lethal to humans. • -They have a very hard shell compared to other spiders. • - They are golden-brown in color. • - The shelled spider is amazing.

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