Saturday, November 1, 2014

Transitions for Informational Writing


Transitions show relationships and help your sentences and paragraphs to fit together.

TRANSITIONS TO EMPHASIZE A POINT

againanother key pointfirst thing to remember
for this reasonfrequentlyimportant to realize
indeedin factkey point
most compelling evidencemost important informationmust be remembered
on the negative sideon the positive sidepoint often overlooked
significant thatsurprisingsurprisingly enough
to emphasizeto point outto repeat
trulywith this in mind

TRANSITIONS TO CLARIFY

for examplefor instancein other wordsput another way
seems clear from thissimply statedstated differentlythat is
to clarifyto illustrate the point

TRANSITIONS TO ADD INFORMATION

additionallyagainalong withalsoand
anotheras wellbesidesequally importantfinally
for examplefor instancefurtherfurthermorein addition
likewisemoreovernexttogether with

TRANSITIONS TO CONCLUDE OR SUMMARIZE

accordinglyall in allas a resultconsequently
due tofinallyin closingin conclusion
in shortin summaryin the last analysislastly
logical conclusion isthereforethusto conclude

TRANSITIONS TO ENUMERATE

These transitions are to be used as sets;
more transitions can be added to each set as needed.

first
second
third

one important
equally important
most important

a significant
another significant
of greatest significance

first
next
last

in the beginning
toward the middle
at the end

one
also
in addition


from http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/writing/sixtrait/organization/transitions.html


Another list of transitions:  http://www.readingrockets.org/content/pdfs/transition%20words.pdf

Random Transition Generator: http://www.classtools.net/random-name-picker/55_DaXKHj


This list is from Mrs. John in the computer lab.



Transition Word List
      



Compare and Contrast
Cause and
Effect
Summarize and Conclude
Order or
Sequence
Emphasize
as
because
after all
above
definitely
contrast
since
all in all
below
extremely
conversely
as a result
all things considered
besides
obviously
equal
owing to
briefly
in front
in fact
instead
as an effect
by and large
across
indeed
likewise
if
in any case
up
in any case
more
in a case
in any event
down
absolutely
just like
where
in brief
around
positively
larger
under the
in conclusion
at first
naturally
smaller
condition that
on the whole
previously
surprisingly
more or less

in short
now
always
in contrast

in summary
eventually
forever
in comparison

in the long run
first of all
perennially
on the contrary

to sum up
to begin with
eternally
rather

finally
in the first place
never
similarly

to summarize
at the same time
emphatically
yet

hence
for now
unquestionably
but

therefore
for the time being
without a doubt
however

thus
the next step
certainly
still

as a result
in time
undeniably
nevertheless

consequently
in turn
without
on the other hand

worst of all
later on
reservation
vice versa

most important of all
meanwhile

although

last but not least
next

notwithstanding

best of all
then

alternatively

last of all
soon

besides

ultimately
the meantime

similarly

above all
later

subsequently

lastly
prior to

moreover


proceeding

in like manner


while

additionally


earlier

as well as


simultaneously

further


afterward

in addition




also




likewise




before




more importantly




furthermore