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    Transitional Elements

    However, I wont be talking about personal

    transitions.

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    General Rules: When

    - Changing to another topic/subtopic- You feel that readers can get confused

    - Showing similarity or contrast

    - Showing cause and effect/a process

    - At the beginning of a new paragraph

    (transition phrases, not words)

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    Transition Warnings

    - Dont sound unnatural (transitions shoucome naturally).

    - Dont repeat transitions. Use informatio

    your essay as organic transitions (add

    information to formulaic transitions).

    - Dont forget to order your paragraphs w

    else your transitions will not be natural

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    Addition

    besides, in addition, furthermore, also, emore, moreover, first, finally, again, as

    equally important, together with, along

    Practice: Write two sentences about a

    The second sentence uses an addition

    transition (3 minutes).

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    Compare and Contrast

    comparable to, just as, in the same mannerin comparison, likewise, accordingly, alth

    as opposed to, however, even though, on

    contrary, on the other hand, otherwise

    Practice: Write two sentences about tea cu

    second sentence uses a compare and co

    transition (3 minutes).

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    Time

    in the meantime, meanwhile, until, when, immediately, before, after, afterward, as

    as

    Practice: Write two sentences in a group adragons. The second sentence uses a t

    transition (3 minutes). Get ready for aut

    writing on the next page.

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    Cause and Effect

    because, because of, caused by, respecas a result, for this reason, consequen

    therefore, thus, this is why

    Practice: Write two sentences as two grouabout religion. The second sentence us

    cause and effect transition (3 minutes).

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    Conclusion and Summary

    as we have seen, in viewing this researcresult, from the evidence provided, as

    consequence,

    Practice: Write two sentences about KievsThe first sentence uses a transition (3

    minutes).

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    Example

    for instance, for example, to illustrate, asbe seen by, in other words, namely,

    specifically

    Practice: One group writes one sentence on the blabout Winnie Pooh, and the second group respo

    using the previous sentence, adding a transition

    Next, the opposite group that started last time w

    about Charlie Chaplin, and the second group wi

    their transition 2 minutes each time a rou wri

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    Write a Paragraph

    - One paragraph about whether or not wa kind of government or anarchy.

    - Use at least two transitions.

    - Have a clear topic sentence and talk ab

    only one topic in the paragraph.

    You have 15.226 minutes.

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    Do you have any questions