Include formatting or visual elements to guide readers by highlighting specific categories of information and/or to signal transitions between steps (e.g., headings, bulleted lists). 0801.3.3
Links verified on 8/18/2014
- A chart of the transitional devices - also called conjunctive adverbs or adverbial conjunctions
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"
- Photo Analysis Guide - how to analyze photo elements
- Transitions and Transitional Devices - Brought to you by the Purdue University Online Writing Lab
- 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.
Using Transitions by Ruth Luman - Interactive PowerPoint show [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
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