Connect ideas using a variety of transition strategies that signal addition of information and relationships between ideas (e.g., use listing words such as first, in addition, but, and however). 0601.2.14

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1. A chart of the transitional devices - also called conjunctive adverbs or adverbial conjunctions
2. Classroom Strategies: Transition Words - Teaching students to use transition words helps them improve their writing
3. Making an Argument: Effective use of Transition Words - Lesson plan - "explore and understand the use of transition words in context and write their own persuasive essay using transition words"
4. Transition Words - To improve your writing you need to make sure that your ideas, both in sentences and paragraphs, stick together or have coherence and that the gap between ideas is bridged smoothly.
5. Transition Words Practice Worksheet - In each group, use a transition only once. Read each sentence carefully so that you can choose an appropriate transition.
6. Transitional Devices (Connecting Words) - Brought to you by the Purdue University Online Writing Lab
7. Transitional Devices - transitional guides are connectives (symbols,words, phrases; sometimes whole sentences and paragraphs) that make possible a smooth "passing over" from one idea to the next.
8. Transitional Words and Phrases - classifies transitions of logic as either milder or stronger
9. Transitional Words and Phrases from English Composition 1 - in addition to words and phrases this page includes problems to avoid
10. Transitional Words and Phrases from the Writer's Handbook - Transitional words and phrases can create powerful links between ideas in your paper and can help your reader understand the logic of your paper.
11. Transitional Words and Phrases from the Writer's Web - be certain you understand the meaning(s) of transitional words or phrases before you use them
12. Using Transition Words in Writing - worksheet with several practice activities
13. Worksheet to be printed - Lesson and Activity.
14. Worksheet Activity - for beginners in this concept.PDF format
15. Writing Academic Essays - transition words
16. Writing Transitions - Article and Examples.

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