Argumentative Writing Transitions

Reorder the following From your Introduction Paragraph

• I will argue that

• For various reasons I contend

• Consequently, I will argue

• Also,

• Finally,

What should be the first thing you use to grab the readers attention in your introduction paragraph?

• Topic Sentence

• Supporting Reason

• Restating Topic Sentence

• Hook

When writing a hook, what are the three way in which the writer can grab the readers attention?

• Ask a question about the topic

• Provide interesting facts or statistics about the topic

• Provide a personal story about the topic

• Provide details about the characters to show what happened in the past

Reorder the following, by placing the the transitions for paragraph 2 in the correct order.

• For instance,

• In fact,

• Therefore,

• To begin,

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

How do you restate a topic sentence?

• Copy what you wrote in the topic sentence

• Take what you wrote in your topic sentence and change it to say the same thing but in different words

• Give evidence from the text

• Ask a question about the topic

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which reason should be the strongest?

• 1st Reason

• 2nd Reason

• 3rd Reason

• Absolute Reason

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Reorder the following, by putting the transitions in the order they should be in for paragraph 3.

• In addition,

• Actually,

• Specifically,

• Furthermore,

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Where do you find the topic sentences for each paragraph?

• In the Conclusion

• In the text

• In the internet

• In the Introduction

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Reorder the following by putting the transitions in the order they belong for paragraph 4.

• Additionally,

• For example,

• Finally,

• Therefore,

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Reorder the following by putting the transitions in the order they belong for paragraph 5.

• Consequently, I contend

• In order to solve this situation I suggest,

• The effect would be

• For these reasons, I conclude