Linking Ideas in Your Persuasive Opinion Essay: Using Transition Words

This video tutorial teaches how to use transition words to link ideas in writing. It reviews the writing process, focusing on revising and editing. The tutorial identifies common issues like choppy sentences and demonstrates how transition words can improve sentence flow. Different types of transition words are explained, including those for ordering, adding information, and concluding. The video concludes with a practical example of applying transition words to enhance a paragraph.

What is the third step in the writing process?

• Write drafts

• Publish

• Revise and edit

• Generate ideas

Why might sentences sound robotic?

• They are too long

• They lack punctuation

• They are short and choppy

• They use complex vocabulary

What is the purpose of transition words?

• To change the topic

• To make sentences longer

• To add more adjectives

• To connect ideas smoothly

Which transition word would you use to add more information?

• However

• Finally

• In addition

• First

What transition word can be used to conclude a paragraph?

• In conclusion

• Besides

• Meanwhile

• Next

How do transition words affect the flow of a paragraph?

• They add unnecessary details

• They make it longer

• They help ideas flow smoothly

• They make it more confusing

What is the effect of using 'in fact' and 'in addition' in a paragraph?

• They conclude the paragraph

• They introduce a new topic

• They create suspense

• They add more information