Transitions
Transitions connect sentences and paragraphs for your reader These words add flow and order to your paragraphs, essays, and reports. In addition, it is an important part of the trait of organization. Although your ideas may be detailed, you need to create clear connections between and among ideas for your reader. Therefore, practice using transition words in all your writing in every subject.
What are the important transitions?
Classroom Texts
Blue Write Source, pages 472-473
Black Write Source 2000 page 106
Yellow Ginn English page 324-325
Compare/Contrast
Blue Write Source pages 182-185
Write Source 2000 pages 112-113; 312-33
Yellow Ginn English page 468-469
Opinion
Blue Write Source pages 206-207
Write Source page 122
Yellow Ginn English page 316-317; 442-445; 447
Websites
http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/trans1.html
http://www.writinghelp-central.com/article-transition-words.html
Compare
http://www2.actden.com/writ_Den/tips/paragrap/compare.htm
http://www.geocities.com/fifth_grade_tpes/compare_contrast.html
http://www.phschool.com/science/biosurf/superread/unit4/4strategy2.html
Comparison Essays
http://www.bookrags.com/articles/5.html
http://www.bestessaytips.com/compare_and_contrast_essay.php
Opinion
http://www.scribd.com/doc/391505/Paragraph-Writing
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Election Assignment:
Use transitions to write to compare the issues of the two candidates. You may express your opinion and include the comparison of facts to prove your opinion.
Use one of the essay formats provided in class.
Format 1:
Introduction Statement;
First Paragraph: Explain one candidate's issues;
Second Paragraph: Explain the other candidate's issues;
Third Paragraph: Explain similarities of the two candidates;
Summary Statement
Format 2:
Introduction Statement;
First Paragraph: Explain one candidate's issues;
Second Paragraph: Explain similarities of the two candidates;
Third Paragraph: Explain the other candidate's issues;
Summary Statement
OR, Format 3 (if you are expressing an opinion on your choice of candidate):
Introductory Statement;
First Paragraph: Explain similarities of the two candidates;
Second Paragraph: Explain the issues of the candidate you do not agree with;
Third Paragraph: Explain the issues of the candidate you choose for President
Summary Statement
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