English 12: September 2013

TRANSITIONS are used to separate statements within paragraphs and to separate paragraphs. These are only some generic examples. Transitions can be more specialized around your own topic as well.

EXAMPLE: You are writing a paper on the Candide you can “CUSTOMIZE” your transitions like this: A relevant example of religious satire was when, …

FIRST (to replace the overused “first”)

One relevant example is
First of all
Initially
One piece of evidence that points to this is
It is important to note that
The first good piece of evidence is
One way to look at this is through
One example that proves this is
One example that suggests this is
There are several examples that show this and one of them is
First and foremost
A good first example of this is
It is important to first note that
One notable example is
The first indication of this is
To begin with
When looking over the evidence, it is clear that the first…
One reason is
One way this is true is
In the beginning
On one hand, there is
A great example is
One example that stands out is
Probably the best example to begin (start) with is
The best place to start is with
This can first be seen when
For example
For instance
The first instance that comes to mind is when…
This can be clearly seen first of all when…

SECOND (to replace the overused “second”)

Another good example is
Another interesting fact is
Second of all
Secondly
Furthermore
A great second example is
Another good piece of evidence is
Another way to look at this is through
Another example that proves this is
Another example that suggests this is
Another great example that helps support this is
Second and even more importantly
The second good example is
Yet another good reason (example ) is
Yet another piece of evidence is
Another indication of this is
Still
Even so
In the same way
Next
The next example (idea, reason, piece of evidence)
On the other hand, there is
Even more compelling is
Another example that stands out is
Similarly
Likewise
Along with that, there is
Moreover
In addition
Adding to that
In addition to that
Still another great example is
Then again, another stronger example is
Of course
Also
In the same light
Even more interesting is
Adding to the first example is
Making an even stronger case is
An even better example of this is
Equally as interesting was
While the first example is good, an even better one is
To add even more fuel to the fire
To add another even more interesting fact
An additional fact is

THIRD or FINAL (to replace the overused “third” and “finally”)

A final example (fact, reason)
And finally
Lastly
Last of all
A final great example is
The third and final example is
The final good piece of evidence is
The best way to look at this is through
The final example that proves this is
The last example that suggest this is
The last (final) example that helps support this is
Third and even more importantly
The third good example is
Yet the best reason (example) is
Yet the best piece of evidence is
The last (final) indication of this is
Most compelling is
Even so
The best and final reason is
On top of that
The last example (idea, reason, piece of evidence)
Best of all
The final example to note
The last example that stands out is
Most importantly
Accordingly
Along with the first two examples, there is
Moreover
In addition to the first two
Adding to those
In addition to those
Still another great example is
Then again, the strongest example is
Of course
But most conclusive is
In the same light
A perfect final reason (example, fact) is
Adding to the first two examples is
Making an even stronger case is
An even better example of this is
The last place this can be seen is when
While the first two examples are good, an even better one is
To add even more fuel to the fire
To add a final, even more interesting fact
A good way to really show this is true

IN CONCLUSION (to replace the overused “in conclusion” or “all in all” at the end of a paragraph)

So, it is clear to see that
Summing this whole thing up
Accordingly
In summary
Consequently
Thus
As a result
In short
Therefore
So
The evidence clearly points
All of this together means
Put is all together and
The best way to sum it up is
With all of this
The three examples,………., prove that….
And so therefore
For all of these reasons, ………, one can see that……
This all adds up to one conclusion
So, when studying all of the reasons
With all of this in mind
Due to all of these reasons
Together
One can see that
The evidence is clear
No one can argue that
And so it is
Yes, it is evident that
Truly
To reemphasize
To repeat
Again
Indeed
Of course
There is no doubt that
There is no argument that
With all of these examples
In total
When looking at all of the possibilities
Clearly
Yes, it is true then

English 12

Thursday, September 26, 2013

DO NOT FORGET!

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Unit 3: Vocabulary #1-10 due Thursday, September 19; #11-20 due Tuesday, September 24. Vocabulary test on Thursday, September 26.

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Transitions (for RD packet Topic Sentences and Statements which are due Friday)