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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