Transitional Elements

However, I wont be talking about personal

transitions.

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)

Transition Warnings
- Dont sound unnatural (transitions should
come naturally).
- Dont repeat transitions. Use information from
your essay as organic transitions (add
information to formulaic transitions).
- Dont forget to order your paragraphs well, or
else your transitions will not be natural.

Addition
besides, in addition, furthermore, also, even
more, moreover, first, finally, again, as well,
equally important, together with, along with
Practice: Write two sentences about aliens.
The second sentence uses an addition
transition (3 minutes).

Compare and Contrast

comparable to, just as, in the same manner, as if,
in comparison, likewise, accordingly, although,
as opposed to, however, even though, on the
contrary, on the other hand, otherwise
Practice: Write two sentences about tea cups. The
second sentence uses a compare and contrast
transition (3 minutes).

Time
in the meantime, meanwhile, until, when, next,
immediately, before, after, afterward, as soon
as

Practice: Write two sentences in a group about

dragons. The second sentence uses a time
transition (3 minutes). Get ready for automatic
writing on the next page.

Cause and Effect

because, because of, caused by, respectively,
as a result, for this reason, consequently,
therefore, thus, this is why
Practice: Write two sentences as two groups
about religion. The second sentence uses a
cause and effect transition (3 minutes).

Conclusion and Summary

as we have seen, in viewing this research, as a
result, from the evidence provided, as a
consequence,
Practice: Write two sentences about Kievski Tort.
The first sentence uses a transition (3
minutes).

Example
for instance, for example, to illustrate, as can
be seen by, in other words, namely,
specifically
Practice: One group writes one sentence on the blackboard
about Winnie Pooh, and the second group responds
using the previous sentence, adding a transition.
Next, the opposite group that started last time will write
about Charlie Chaplin, and the second group will add
their transition (2 minutes each time a group writes a

Write a Paragraph
- One paragraph about whether or not we need
a kind of government or anarchy.
- Use at least two transitions.
- Have a clear topic sentence and talk about
only one topic in the paragraph.

You have 15.226 minutes.

Do you have any questions?