In-Paragraph Transitions Activity English I (Honors ) BOUCHARD – – Directions: Review the following paragraph and your In-Paragraph Transitions rewrite the body paragraph, incorporating transitions On your own sheet of paper, within the paragraphs to help the flow of the writing. You must underline or highlight these transitions or transitional phrases! Body Paragraph: Beethoven is a wonderful role model for deaf people, because, although he struggled with deafness, he did not let it stop him. Beethoven began going deaf in his late 20’s, and by the time he was 44, he was completely deaf. He tried to hide his deafness. Conversation became impossible, and he finally had to stop conducting (Kubba). Instead of becoming completely depressed, he absorbed himself in his work and continued composing. He said, is the “Music mediator between the spiritual and sensual life” (“Beethoven Quotes”). Beethoven was musically literate. He could imagine the sound of the music in his head without needing to hear it. He set his piano on the floor and felt the vibrations it made when he played music (“Ludwig Van Beethoven”). He died on March 26th, 1827. He had composed nine symphonies, five piano concertos, one violin concerto, one opera, and thirty two piano sonatas (Kubba). After you have written this paragraph to sound less choppy and listy, reread your version to make sure the transitions make sense. Fix any errors or awkward sounding sentences. The key is to vary!
In-Paragraph Transitions Activity – English I (Honors ) – BOUCHARD Directions: Review the following paragraph and your In-Paragraph Transitions On your own sheet of paper, rewrite the body paragraph, incorporating transitions within the paragraphs to help the flow of the writing. You must underline or highlight these transitions or transitional phrases! Body Paragraph: Beethoven is a wonderful role model for deaf people, because, although he struggled with deafness, he did not let it stop him. Beethoven began going deaf in his late 20’s, and by the time he was 44, he was completely deaf. He tried to hide his deafness. Conversation became impossible, and he finally had to stop conducting (Kubba). Instead of becoming completely depressed, he absorbed himself in his work and continued composing. He said, “Music is the mediator between the spiritual and sensual life” (“Beethoven Quotes”). Beethoven was musically literate. He could imagine the sound of the music in his head without needing to hear it. He set his piano on the floor and felt the vibrations it made when he played music (“Ludwig Van Beethoven”). He died on March 26th, 1827. He had composed nine symphonies, five piano concertos, one violin concerto, one opera, and thirty two piano sonatas (Kubba). After you have written this paragraph to sound less choppy and listy, reread your version to make sure the transitions make sense. Fix any errors or awkward sounding sentences. The key is to vary!
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