Connect more complicated ideas using a variety of transition strategies. 0801.4.13

Links verified on 9/3/2014

1. A chart of the transitional devices - also called conjunctive adverbs or adverbial conjunctions
2. Making an Argument: Effective use of Transition Words - "explore and understand the use of transition words in context and write their own persuasive essay using transition words"
3. Transitional Devices - transitional guides are connectives (symbols,words, phrases; sometimes whole sentences and paragraphs) that make possible a smooth "passing over" from one idea to the next.
4. Transitional Devices (Connecting Words) - Brought to you by the Purdue University Online Writing Lab
5. Transitions and Patterns of Organization - explanation of six common types [This expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
6. Transitions and Transitional Devices - a discussion of transition strategies and specific transitional devices
7. Using Transitions - Gap-fill exercise
8. Writing Academic Essays - transition words

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