Mastering Transitions and Topic Sentences in Essay Writing

This video, part five of the Effective Essay Writing series by Ashley Marshall, focuses on the use of transitions and topic sentences in essays. It explains the role of transitions in guiding readers through different sections of an essay, provides examples of effective transitions for body sections and conclusions, and offers tips on crafting topic sentences that incorporate transitions and restate the thesis and arguments. The video concludes with a summary and a prompt to watch the next part for more essay writing tips.

What is the main purpose of using transitions in an essay?

• To make the essay longer

• To confuse the reader

• To add more words

• To separate different sections

Which transition should you avoid using in the first body section?

• First of all

• Firstly

• To begin

• To start

Which transition is appropriate for the second body section?

• Secondly

• Next

• Second of all

• To continue

What is a good transition to use in the third body section?

• In conclusion

• Thirdly

• My third point

• Third of all

Which transition should be avoided in the conclusion section?

• In summary

• In conclusion

• To end off

• To conclude

What does the transition 'evidently' mean?

• Apparently

• Nevertheless

• Based on the evidence

• Clearly

What are the three components of a topic sentence?

• Transition, thesis restatement, argument restatement

• Introduction, body, conclusion

• Thesis, evidence, conclusion

• Argument, evidence, transition

In the example topic sentence, what is the restatement of the thesis?

• Because anyone rich or poor can play

• Football is the best sport in the world

• Anyone rich or poor can play

• Finally

How can you rephrase the example topic sentence?

• Because anyone rich or poor can play, football is the best sport in the world, finally.

• Football is the best sport in the world because anyone rich or poor can play, finally.

• Finally, football is the best sport in the world because anyone rich or poor can play.

• Finally, because anyone rich or poor can play, football is the best sport in the world.

What should you check out to learn more about composing the actual essay?

• Effective Essay Writing Part 4

• Effective Essay Writing Part 7

• Effective Essay Writing Part 5

• Effective Essay Writing Part 6