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English Transitions
More resources on transitions and other links to grammar
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- At the beginning of a clause and thus create a compound sentence, as
in
I really thought I would win the family basketball pool; however, I
made some poor choices. - At the beginning of a sentence
However, it would seem that my son will
win all the prizes. - At the end of the sentence
Chris could keep all the prizes for
himself, of course. - Within the sentence
He told me, however, that he would share his prize
with me.
Transitions can be placed:
- At the beginning of a clause and thus create a compound sentence, as
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Connection
Examples
Addition and coordination
Additionally, again, also, and, besides, equally important, further,
furthermore, in addition, likewise, moreover, next, similarly, took, what is
more
Consequence
Accordingly, as a result, because, consequently, if, for, for this reason,
hence, otherwise, since, so, then, therefore, thus
Summarizing
After all, all in all, all things considered, briefly, by and large, in any
case, in any event, in brief, in conclusion, in other words, in short, in
summary, in the final analysis, in the long run, on the whole, to sum up, to
summarize, that is
Generalizing
As a rule, as usual, for the most part, generally, generally speaking, in
general, ordinarily, usually
Restatement
In essence, in other words, namely, that is, that is to
say
Comparison
But, by the same token, in the same manner, likewise,
similarly
Contrast
Although, at another extreme, but, by contrast, conversely, instead, even
though, nonetheless, notwithstanding, on one hand, on the contrary, on the other
hand, rather, still, yet
Concession
Anyway, at any rate, be that as it may, even so, however, in any case, in any
event, nevertheless, still, this fact notwithstanding
Sequence
After, as, at first, at last, at the same time, before, during, eventually,
finally, first, for now, for the time being, formerly, immediately, in the first
place, in time, in turn, in the mean time, later, last, meanwhile, next,
presently, previously, second, simultaneously, since, soon, subsequently, then,
to begin with, when, while
Illustration
For example, for instance, for one thing, to demonstrate, to illustrate,
indeed, in fact, in particular, namely, specifically, that
is
Qualification
Ideally, if necessary, if possible, strictly speaking, theoretically,
hopefully
Alteration
Or, either/or, another possibility, as an alternative,
neither/nor
Show direction or place
Above, below, beyond, farther on, nearby, opposite, close, to the left, to
the right
Assertion of fact
As a matter of fact, as it happens, as you know, believe it or not,
certainly, clearly, doubtless, in fact, naturally, needless to say, obviously,
without doubt
Transitional Words & Phrases
lists of transitions for english usage
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Addition:
also, again, as well as, besides,
coupled with, furthermore, in addition, likewise, moreover, similarlyConsequence:
accordingly, as a result,
consequently, for this reason, for this purpose,
hence, otherwise, so then,
subsequently, therefore, thus, thereupon, whereforeGeneralizing:
as a rule, as usual, for the
most part,
generally, generally speaking, ordinarily, usuallyExemplifying:
chiefly, especially, for
instance, in particular, markedly, namely,
particularly, including,
specifically, such asIllustration:
for example, for instance, for
one thing, as an illustration,
illustrated with, as an example, in this
caseEmphasis
above all, chiefly, with attention to,
especially, particularly, singularlySimilarity:
comparatively, coupled with,
correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, moreover, together withException:
aside from, barring, besides, except, excepting, excluding, exclusive of, other than, outside of, saveRestatement:
in essence, in other words,
namely, that is, that is to say,
in short, in brief, to put it
differentlyContrast and Comparison:
contrast, by the same
token, conversely, instead, likewise,
on one hand, on the other hand, on the
contrary, rather,
similarly, yet, but, however, still, nevertheless, in
contrastSequence:
at first, first of all, to begin
with, in the first place, at the same time,
for now, for the time being, the
next step, in time, in turn, later on,
meanwhile, next, then, soon, the
meantime, later, while, earlier,
simultaneously, afterward, in conclusion,
with this in mind,Summarizing:
after all, all in all, all things
considered, briefly, by and large, in any case, in any event,
in brief, in
conclusion, on the whole, in short, in summary, in the final analysis,
in
the long run, on balance, to sum up, to summarize, finallyDiversion:
by the way, incidentallyDirection:
here, there, over there, beyond,
nearly, opposite, under, above,
to the left, to the right, in the
distance
Bloom's taxonomy
great pyramids for affective and psychomotor domains
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- Cognitive: the
most-used of the domains, refers to knowledge structures (although sheer
“knowing the facts” is its bottom level). It can be viewed as a sequence of
progressive contextualisation of the material. (Based on Bloom, 1956)

The model above is included because it is still common currency, but Anderson and Krathwohl (2001) have made some
apparently minor but actually significant modifications, to come up with:
Revised taxonomy of the cognitive domain
following
Anderson and Krathwohl (2001 - Cognitive: the
Literature Circles
Teaching Resources inc Lit Circle models and blackline masters
Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching - Mathematics Enhancement Programme
online maths scheme, good for top-end, use jing to isolate questions for a more topic-related coagulation of Qns. Good for top-end.
BBC - KS2 Bitesize Revision
for science, maths, literacy, interactive learning games
TeachersCorner.net
American source of teachery stuff. Worksheets, resources, etc. its OK.
Hoagies' Gifted: Reading Levels of Children's Books: How Can You Tell?
leveling chldren's books - overview of many systems, from Fontas-Pinnell to self-rating. Worth a squizz.
Reading A-Z: The online guided reading program with downloadable books to print and assemble
Printable books leveled on Fontas-Pinnell with assessment, recording and tracking.
Free Graphic Organizers
100 free graphic organisers to download, eg for Language Arts lessons
Education Oasis
OK, this is the Language Arts page, but there is a wealth on this site. Resources, printables, links, pdfs on all sorts, author studies, 6+1, etc.
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