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Using Transitions when writing

May 26th, 2008

Now that our Introduction has been written and a strong thesis statement has been included the sorting and placing of all your research must take place. Some of you heeded advice and wrote complete paragraphs from your notes, others still have to convert your notes into paragraphs…..but how do we join all of it together? The answer………Transitions! Explore this site to give you a better understanding of what I am on about.

To successfully join all your writing together and improve your wordsmithing it is important not to become repetitive, repetitive, repetitive….(sorry bad joke!) and to switch it up a gear

Look in the left column of the table for the kind of logical relationship you are trying to express. Then look in the right column of the table for examples of words or phrases that express this logical relationship. Be creative.

 

LOGICAL RELATIONSHIP TRANSITIONAL EXPRESSION
Similarity also, in the same way, just as … so too, likewise, similarly
Exception/Contrast but, however, in spite of, on the one hand … on the other hand, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, in contrast, on the contrary, still, yet
Sequence/Order first, second, third, … next, then, finally
Time after, afterward, at last, before, currently, during, earlier, immediately, later, meanwhile, now, recently, simultaneously, subsequently, then
Example for example, for instance, namely, specifically, to illustrate
Emphasis even, indeed, in fact, of course, truly
Place/Position above, adjacent, below, beyond, here, in front, in back, nearby, there
Cause and Effect accordingly, consequently, hence, so, therefore, thus
Additional Support or Evidence additionally, again, also, and, as well, besides, equally important, further, furthermore, in addition, moreover, then
Conclusion/Summary 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

I find it much easier writing fast and furiously then reworking a paragraph underlining “ugly” words and getting rid of repetition. Much like the approach to our ERB’s.

Give it a go….I dare you!

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2 Responses to “Using Transitions when writing”

  1. Peggy Says:
    May 31st, 2008 at 1:44 pm

    Mr. P, is this website going to have the same things as your other teacher blog?
    If so, I’m going to have to choose one to stick with.
    Yeah, thanks.
    -Peggy

  2. Dark Says:
    May 31st, 2008 at 1:54 pm

    Meester POWERZZZZZz.
    Are you ever going to like link to me an Peggy?

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