If you don't use transitions in your writing, your reader will become confused, and your message may be unclear. |
Tasks:
1. Do Now: Practice with transition words and phrases.
2. Homework Check: "Best Buddies" (TFK)
1. Do Now: Practice with transition words and phrases.
- Click here to go to an interactive transitions activity.
- Drag the best transition word/phrase to the beginning of the second half of the sentence, to make the ideas flow smoothly between both parts of the sentence.
- Afterwards, Mr. T will show you a fun video introducing transitions.
2. Homework Check: "Best Buddies" (TFK)
4. Video: Watch a quick video that introduces and explains how to use basic transitions in writing.
- A transition is a change. It connects two things.
- In writing, transitions help connect ideas so that the reader can better understand the ideas.
- How to use transitions:
- Decide what relationship that information has to what you’ve already written.
- Choose the appropriate transition and add it to the beginning of the new information you’re adding to your essay.
- Read the information you’re adding to the essay (or piece of writing).
6. Practice: You will practice using the transition words/phrases--first on the backside of your reference sheet and second on the new version of Socrative.
Homework: Complete the second page of your reference sheet, to practice transition words/phrases
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