words work best when they are connecting two or more strong ideas that are clearly stated. The following is a list of transitional words and phrases that you can use for different purposes. Add Related Give an Make Sure Your Compare Ideas Contrast Ideas Information Example or Thinking is or Show How or Show How Illustrate an Idea Clearly Ideas Are They Are Understood Similar Different · furthermore · to illustrate · that is to say · in the same · nevertheless · moreover · to demonstrate · in other words way · but · too · specifically · to explain · by the same · however · also · for instance · i.e., (that is) token · otherwise · · as an · to clarify · similarly · on the contrary · in addition illustration · to rephrase it · in like manner · in contrast · next · for example · to put it · likewise · on the other · further another way · in similar · finally fashion · and, or, nor Explain How Explain the Explain Your List Related Qualify One Thing Effect or Result Purpose Information Something Causes of Something Another · because · therefore · in order that · First, second, · almost · since · consequently · so that third… · nearly · on account of · accordingly · to that end, to · First, then, · probably · for that reason · thus this end also, finally · never · hence · for this · always · as a result purpose · frequently · for this reason · perhaps · maybe · although From Odell Education Sentence Structures: Helping Students Discuss, Read, and Write About Texts Students at all levels struggle to find language that expresses ideas and helps them achieve their rhetorical purpose. Sentence structures offer a useful means of getting students up and running with academic language through either sentence starters or sentence frames. Both approaches are useful for writing about and discussing different types of texts. Sentence Starters Sentence Frames
words work best when they are connecting two or more strong ideas that are clearly stated. The following is a list of transitional words and phrases that you can use for different purposes. Add Related Information Give an Example or Illustrate an Idea Make Sure Your Thinking is Clearly Understood Compare Ideas or Show How Ideas Are Similar Contrast Ideas or Show How They Are Different · furthermore · moreover · too · also · · in addition · next · further · finally · and, or, nor · to illustrate · to demonstrate · specifically · for instance · as an illustration · for example · that is to say · in other words · to explain · i.e., (that is) · to clarify · to rephrase it · to put it another way · in the same way · by the same token · similarly · in like manner · likewise · in similar fashion · nevertheless · but · however · otherwise · on the contrary · in contrast · on the other Explain How One Thing Causes Another Explain the Effect or Result of Something Explain Your Purpose List Related Information Qualify Something · because · since · on account of · for that reason · therefore · consequently · accordingly · thus · hence · as a result · in order that · so that · to that end, to this end · for this purpose · for this reason · First, second, third… · First, then, also, finally · almost · nearly · probably · never · always · frequently · perhaps · maybe · although From Odell Education Sentence Structures: Helping Students Discuss, Read, and Write About Texts Students at all levels struggle to find language that expresses ideas and helps them achieve their rhetorical purpose. Sentence structures offer a useful means of getting students up and running with academic language through either sentence starters or sentence frames. Both approaches are useful for writing about and discussing different types of texts. Sentence Starters Sentence Frames
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