tips for writing better transitions
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This slide show will help English 101 students understand the need for effective transitions as well as help them write better transitions in their essays.TRANSCRIPT
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TransitionsENG 101
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Transition Words Readers expect linkage between words,
sentences, paragraphs and parts. Look for signposts
transition words Phrases Sentences
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Transitions to Signal Relationships Govern relationships between ideas
While on vacation, Suzie caught the Chicken Pox. Therefore,_____________
While on vacation, Suzie caught the Chicken Pox. Nevertheless, ___________
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Exercise1. Writing is difficult; therefore ________
2. Writing is difficult; however, ________
3. Writing is difficult because _________
4. Writing is difficult. For example, _______
5. Writing is difficult. To put it another way ______
6. Writing is difficult. Likewise, _______
7. Although writing is difficult, ________
8. ________. In sum, writing is difficult.
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Major Transitions Between Parts Pause Shifts a reader’s attention from a sense of
where they’ve been to where they are going.
Sums up preceding major section, refers back to the essay’s thesis statement, and then previews the next major section.
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Major Transitions: ExamplesSo far I have looked at a number of techniques that can help
people identify debilitating assumptions that block self-growth. In the next section, I examine ways to question and overcome these assumptions.
Now that the difficulty of the problem is fully apparent, our next step is to examine some of the solutions that have been proposed.
Obviously, Tucker’s style, in terms of his attitude and word choice, is different from Goldblatt’s; however, the two authors do have some similarities.
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Binding Sentences Together Old/New contract Old (topic position)-beginning of sentences New (stress position) -toward the end
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Backward Links Old– refers to everything in the text that the
reader has read thus far. New refers to new information.
1. Can link to a key word or concept in the preceding sentence (sentence coherence)Example: Another principle for writing clear closed-form prose is the old/new contract. The old/new contract asks writers to begin sentences with something old—something that links to what has come before—then to end sentences with new information.
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Links
2. They can link to a key word or concept in a preceding point sentence (support point), creating unity.
Example: Another example that supports this premise is Goldblatt’s comment that “blah, blah, blah,”
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Links
3. They can link to a preceding forecasting statement about structure (helping readers map their location).
Example: Now that we’ve gone over the cons of letting your kids watch TV, we’ll spend some time on the pros.
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Strategies Repeat a key word Use a pronoun as a substitute for a key
word Summarize, rephrase, or restate earlier
concepts Use a transition word (first, second, for
example . . .)