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Language and Writer’s Craft: Transitions and Quotations
LearNING STraTeGIeS:
Marking the Draft, Adding, Substituting
aCademIC voCabULary
Coherence is the clear and
orderly presentation of ideas
in a paragraph or essay.
To offer evidence:
To introduce an interpretation:
To compare and contrast:
Most important,
For example,
For instance,
According to _____________, To illustrate,
In this case,
Therefore,
For these reasons, Consequently, Furthermore,
In addition, Moreover,
Thus,
Although __________, Even though _______, Instead,
On the other hand, On the contrary, Rather,
Yet, / But, / However, Still,
Nevertheless,
In contrast,
Similarly, Likewise,
In the same way,
To add information:
To clarify:
To conclude:
Additionally,
In addition,
For example,
For instance, Likewise,
Finally,
Equally important, Again,
In other words, For instance, That is,
Put another way,
As a result, Therefore, Thus, Finally,
Learning Target
• Examine and appropriately apply transitions and embedded quotations to create coherence in writing.
Reviewing and Extending Transitions
You have learned that transitions connect ideas. Writers use transitional words and phrases to create coherence and to help readers move smoothly through the essay. In formal writing, transitions establish relationships between one thought and the next, both within and between body paragraphs.
Transitions are used for different purposes:
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