Use Transition Words

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List of Transition Words

Anyone has ever received criticism about a written assignment has quite possibly been told to use more transition words, which is where a list of transition words come in handy.

List of Transition Words

While you do not want your paper or other written piece to sound like a long string of transition words, consider adding some of these suggestions from our list of transition words when appropriate in order to spice up your work and to make the sections flow more smoothly from one to another.

What follows is a list of transition words which you might want to use in your writing from time to time. Note that some of them are phrases and not singular words.

• Therefore
• However
• Moreover
• Lastly
• Next
• Also
• Furthermore
• In addition to
• Similarly
• Likewise
• Accordingly
• Hence
• Consequently
• As a result
• Thereby
• Otherwise
• Subsequently
• Thus
• So then
• Wherefore
• Generally
• Usually
• For the most part
• As a rule
• Ordinarily
• Regularly
• In particular
• For instance
• Particularly
• Especially
• Such as
• Including
• Namely
• For example
• As an example
• In this case
• Above all
• Singularly
• Likewise
• Coupled with
• Compared to
• In comparison to
• Together with
• Besides
• In brief
• In short
• In conclusion
• In the meantime
• Soon
• Later
• In the meanwhile
• Afterward
• Earlier
• In summary
• To summarize
• Finally
• Before
• After
• By the way
• Incidentally
• As a result of
• Accidentally
• Here
• There
• Over there
• Opposite
• Under
• Beyond
• In the distance
• To the left
• To the right

This is how I learn

Gilgamesh Sparknotes first time for Ms. Ray

Hello students!  I am taking a 'leap of faith' here and showing you the first step in my learning.  I am your 12th grade English teacher, I have earned a Master's Degree in Education, a Bachelor's degree in Language Arts with a minor in Reading, and an Associates of Arts and Science. I have twenty years of experience reading with, to and for students like yourself, and guess what? THIS IS MY FIRST (first. yes, I said FIRST) introduction to Gilgamesh!

As always, in order to be able to teach it, I must learn it, and THIS is my first step--I do this before I read the actual text because for me, I will understand the text MUCH better with the background. If you would like it read aloud to you with perfect pronunciation, by a teacher who already understands the story, DON'T listen to this.

I am posting this so you can understand that no matter how much you learn, there is always more; and it is always a little awkward when you first interact with it. So, if you dare to hear me learning, and you need help with Gilgamesh, listen!

Why Learn Rhetorical Strategies?

  Rhetorical Strategies

September 25, 2015

Question for the day: under what conditions do Coke products aid the human body??  Diabetes, we know for sure.  Obesity, we understand is directly connected.  , so.....Seriously, if we understand that Coke is bad for our body in so many ways, why do we get a warm fuzzy feeling when we see those breathtaking, red, glossy semi-trucks that are full to the top with Coke products? Why?  I will tell you why!

 Language is power. Rhetorical language persuades without the slightest hint that it is manipulating us with our emotions. Part of us thinks it is good for us because it reminds us of summer at Grandma's or an especially sexy Christmas.   This is why we teach rhetorical devices or strategies  in high schools, so that our students can begin to identify when they are being persuaded by something other than the facts.   That is the power of rhetoric.  Use it. And stay away from Coke, unless you truly desire diabetes or obesity in your life. Then do it with awareness of rhetoric.

Coke. It does a body good. Wait. That's milk. Wait. That's not even true. What if you are lactose intolerant?