Transition Sentences

What is the purpose of transition sentences?

• To guide the reader from one idea to the next

• To provide additional support to the thesis

• To emphasize a point

• To contrast different ideas

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

What is the purpose of a transition sentence?

• To guide the reader from one idea to the next

• To provide additional support to the thesis

• To emphasize a point

• To contrast different ideas

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which transition word can be used to contrast ideas?

• Also

• Likewise

• Nevertheless

• Furthermore

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

When should you use transition words like 'also' and 'likewise'?

• When listing detailed characteristics

• When emphasizing a point

• When contrasting ideas

• When linking similar ideas

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

What is a good transition word to use when providing additional support to the thesis?

• Indeed

• In fact

• Truly

• Of course

Which transition word can be used to emphasize a point?

• Also

• Nevertheless

• In fact

• However

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

Which of these is the best word or phrase to start a closing sentence?

• First

• In conclusion

• In addition

• Next

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

Transition words like first, next, and lastly are used to organize the details in the middle of the paragraph.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

The following can help a paragraph flow and become more high level

• slang words

• improperly used transition words and phrases

• inventive and informal spelling

• properly used transition words and phrases

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CCSS.SL.5.6

CCSS.SL.6.6

CCSS.W.6.1D

CCSS.W.6.2E

CCSS.W.7.1D

The last part of your body paragraph is called the

• thesis

• transition

• topic sentence

• example