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Making Sophisticated Transitions

Making Sophisticated Transitions. Great Writing Practices. What is a transition?. Definition of TRANSITION 1 a : passage from one state, stage, subject, or place to another : change b : a movement, development, or evolution from one form, stage, or style to another

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Making Sophisticated Transitions

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  1. Making Sophisticated Transitions Great Writing Practices

  2. What is a transition? • Definition of TRANSITION • 1 a: passage from one state, stage, subject, or place to another :change b: a movement, development, or evolution from one form, stage, or style to another • Using transitional words and phraseshelps papers read more smoothly, and at the same time allows the reader to flow more smoothly from one point to the next.

  3. Look at your packet • Transitions enhance logical organization and understandability • Look at your packet. There are a lot of ways to say similar things. • This means you don’t have to keep repeating the same word and sound like a robot in your writing.

  4. Making a transition sentence • In a paragraph is as easy as understanding what a complex sentence is • No, a complex sentence is not one you do not understand. • There are four types of sentences. 

  5. Sentence Types • Simple • Compound • Complex • Compound-complex

  6. Simple sentence • a sentence that has a subject and predicate or a noun and a verb • He ran. • He ran very fast. • The rabbit hid in the bushes. • The beagle sneezed.

  7. Compound sentence • A compound sentence is when you join two simple sentences with a • ; ,and ,but ,so • He sneezed, and the rabbit ran away. • I was happy; he was happy. • The rabbit lived to run another day, so we went home. • I wish someone would catch the beagle, but it won’t happen today.

  8. Complex sentence • An independent clause is a sentence that someone understands without asking questions. • I want to go with him. IT HAS A SUBJECT AND PREDICATE • A dependent clause is a fragment, or a piece of a sentence that someone needs to ask questions about in order to get information to understand it • The rabbit. • To the zoo. IT DOESN’T HAVE A SUBJECT AND A PREDICATE OR EVEN EITHER.

  9. Complex sentence • Dependent clause + an independent clause = A complex sentence ! Although it was raining, we went to the concert anyway. Because I am tired, I will take a nap. I will take a nap because I am tired. When you leave, you must say goodbye. You must say goodbye when you leave.

  10. Compound-complex sentence • This has a compound sentence and a dependent clause added • Although it was raining, we went to the pool, and he jumped into the water.

  11. Let’s practice types of sentences • My grandmother turned 88 years old. • When the light changes, you may proceed. • If the rabbit ran too fast, he wouldn’t see the beagle. • The beagle sneezed because he breathed in too much ragweed. • I stopped, but she kept running. • We tried but couldn’t make it home. • Sometimes Janie cries, and Teddybear is with her, however, not tonight.

  12. To make a sophisticated transition in an essay • Your paragraphs divide your ideas

  13. Make a complex sentence with a dependent clause at the beginning • IDEA ONE • IDEA TWO

  14. Look at your packet of transitions.Ex. While idea one, idea two is a great choice as well. • IDEA ONE • IDEA TWO

  15. Not only are pudding pops smooth and creamy, they also taste great. • IDEA ONE: pudding pops are smooth and creamy • IDEA TWO: pudding pops taste great

  16. Where do I put that sentence???? • You put the complex sentence –the sophisticated transition at the beginning of the new idea paragraph • IDEA TWO: pudding pops taste great • Not only are pudding pops smooth and creamy, they also taste great. Good taste is important when liking a food. Nobody likes a food that doesn’t taste good to them…

  17. We will practice • Don’t groan… you like this!! It will make you a great writer. What? You don’t want to be a great writer? Do you want to communicate well, how about be able to think fast on your feet and win arguments?

  18. Practice • Para. 1 idea: puppies are so cute • Para 2 idea: puppies are cuddly • Writing: (Last line of Para 1) Their faces are so small and trusting. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________. They wiggle and squirm, but they are so much fun to hold…

  19. Practice • Para. 1 idea: pop music isn’t popular with many adults • Para 2 idea: pop music is important to teens • Writing: (Last line of Para 1) Many adults just prefer to listen to music from their generation. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________. For many teens, the music is about the message…

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