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Using Transitions…

Using Transitions…. and Citing Sources. Using Transitions. Think elbows! What does your elbow do?

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Using Transitions…

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  1. Using Transitions… and Citing Sources

  2. Using Transitions • Think elbows! • What does your elbow do? • It joins the top of your arm with the bottom of your arm, connecting the two parts in a way that allows your arm to work better. Our arms would not function very well without the connection created by elbows.

  3. Using Transitions • Sentences and paragraphs need connections, too. • When you write, transition words help connect different thoughts and make your writing flow more smoothly. • Without them, the paper sounds choppy, doesn’t flow well, and is harder to understand.

  4. Using Transitions • Here are some transition words to consider using: • Additionally, • Furthermore, • In contrast, • Similarly, • Therefore, • In other words,

  5. Using Transitions • Yep, there are more… • For instance, • On the other hand, • However, • Consequently, • Undoubtedly, • In addition,

  6. Using Transitions • What punctuation mark did you notice was used for each transition? • Comma!!! • You also have tons of transitions to choose from in the Writer’s Tools section of your Language Arts binder.

  7. Citing Sources • Give credit where credit is due. • As you add evidence to your paper, it is important to tell your reader where the information is coming from. • This does two things: • 1. It makes your paper sound more credible because the experts are providing evidence, not you. • 2. It keeps you from plagiarizing…which is against the law. • (no prison for my peeps!!)

  8. Citing Sources • Example: • According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the number one source of driver inattention is the use of a wireless device. • In a 2007 study in The New England Journal of Medicine, Donald Redelmeir and Robert Tibshirani tracked 699 volunteers and their cell phone usage.

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