Appropriate Usage Of Transition Words

Lastly, the use of incorrect transition words was annotated in Essay 1: Facing Uncertainty with Curiosity. The improper use of a transitional word may make the meaning or direction of your paper differ from what is intended. Properly used transitional words or phrases are designed to transition between sequence of evens or places. Additionally, transitional words or phrases can effectively relate to a reader how one thing can lead to another, to emphasis contrast between two ideas and add purpose to the writers intended point of view. Appropriate usage of transition words is essential in relaying progression within writing. Get

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Being away from college for three years you forget the basic understanding of particular material f or me it was writing. Luckily enough while on deployment I came across a class call Introduction to Writing. Writing 101 help me familiarize myself with the basic grammar and mechanics in college writing, this was an opportunity that many military personnel are unfortunate to receive due to being deployed, where most service members have to interact with their teacher via the internet. I have the chance of being placed in a hybrid class; this afforded me the opportunity to interact with both the students and teacher on a weekly basis and give me a synopsis of what college life is like when I transition to becoming a full–time studen t. Because of Writing 101, I was able to distinguish the difference between active andpassive voice when writing my essays. I develop an understanding of the placement of commas when writing my sentences. As well a s, how to develop a well thought out research paper by using credible sources. Introduction to Writing has given me the basic understanding on how to familiarize myself in writing when it comes to active and passive voice, commas, and writing research papers, with these writing skills to my access I'm ready for the next step forward in college writing. When I first started Introduction to Writing, I didn't understand the difference active and passive voice. To my knowledge, I thought it Get in the first place not only ... but also as a matter of fact in like manner in addition coupled with in the same fashion / way first, second, third in the light of not to mention to say nothing of equally important by the same token again to and also then equally identically uniquely like as too moreover as well as together with of course likewise comparatively correspondingly similarly furthermore additionally Opposition / Limitation / Contradiction Transition phrases like but, rather and or, express that there is evidence to the contrary or point out alternatives, and thus introduce a change the line of reasoning (contrast). although this may be true in contrast different from of course ..., but on the other hand on the contrary ...show more content...

Note that for and because are placed before the cause/reason. The other devices are placed before the consequences or effects. as a result under those circumstances in that case for this reason in effect for thus because the then hence consequently therefore thereupon forthwith accordingly henceforth Conclusion / Summary / Restatement These transition words and phrases conclude, summarize and / or restate ideas, or indicate a final general statement. Also some words (like therefore) from the Effect / Consequence category can be used to summarize. as can be seen generally speaking in the final analysis all things considered as shown above in the long run given these points as has been noted in a word for the most part after all in fact in summary in conclusion in short in brief in essence to summarize on balance altogether overall ordinarily usually by and large to sum up on

The book They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing by Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein I feel like was helpful in many ways. Paragraph Eight I found very helpful because it teaches you how to connect your sentences. When you are going from one point to another it is very important to relate and connect your topics so it reads smoothly and the reader doesn't get lost. In this chapter it also gives examples of transitions. Transitions help the reader know that there are new points or topics coming up in thewriting. There are different transition word categories such as addition, elaboration, example, cause and effect. Ect. In these categories are words that help one transition their thoughts such as also, actually, in other words, and so on....show more content...

I also feel as if chapter Seven is important because if you do not tell the reader why this information matters and who cares there is no point. Writers should not assume that the readers will know and understand the points you are trying to make. Chapter seven has many templates on how to explain who cares and why your claims matter to them. For an example, a template that you could use for telling the readers who cares "At First glance, teenagers might say _________ . But on the closer inspection ______." When student uses these templates within their work they do not forget to explain why these things matter. Using Graff and Birkensteins methods in writing can help one's writing go smoother and can also make the writing process

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Edward George Bulwer Lytton, an English novelist, once said, "The pen is mightier than the sword," which means words are more powerful and effective than weapons in achieving one's purpose. In essay writing, however, words alone are not enough. The intrinsic worth of the ideas you present in your essay would be denigrated unless these concepts are clearly stated and are easily followed. Essays have a standardized structure containing the introduction, the body, and the conclusion which assists the readers to effortlessly find the information most relevant to them. Moreover, effectively written essays are cohesive and have a logical flow. Beforewriting, it is better to brainstorm about a chosen topic. At this point, you can make a topic outline that includes...show more content...

As stated earlier, the first body paragraph should be about your most significant argument. Also, the topic sentence, the main idea, is usually the first sentence of the paragraph; this relates to the preview written in the introductory paragraph. This is followed by a vivid explanation or the context of the topic sentence. You should show the reader, in detail, who or what the main topic is and why it is relevant or how it proves the thesis. In addition, each body paragraph should open with a transition that represents the change from one idea to the next; this helps in creating a common thread which unifies them together. After the body is the conclusion, which is the last part of an essay. Make sure to start off with an appropriate transition to indicate that the essay is about to end. Take note that although the conclusion is the final paragraph of your essay it should not be treated as an afterthought, rather it should constitute the restatement of your thesis, and the simplification of your arguments. Likewise, it should also partake an ending thought that leaves the readers with a fascinating concluding

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Looking at the finished product I turned in for Essay 1, I don't think I deserved a 100%. As I read my essay I found nothing but mistakes and points left out. I then went back and read the first draft of that essay and man is there is difference. As I was reading my original essay I found out that I was inserting facts into sentences. That's not bad but no the goal. The goal is to create a story about your hero's journey and relate it to you. Mine was not that. Looking back on workshops and feedback I saw how much my paper had changed and how I raised my bar. I took sentences I had written and moved, created, and formed an essay that was different and better then the first draft; by creating a story. Now using all the knowledge, I have learned throughout the semester, I can use it revise my essay one...show more content...

Original: CTE Shenanigans

Revised: CTE Shenanigans MK II

The framework stayed strong as stated before, it had a great flow and a smooth story. The topic sentences need clarifying and to be mentioned again throughout the paper (i.e. The Hero's Journey). The worst part of the paper to me were the transition, so I overhauled them to help the reader know where they were heading next.

Original: "These two mentors also taught me literacies that many students I knew did not have and that was professional literacy."

Revised: "These two mentors also taught me literacies that many students I knew did not have, and that was professional literacy and technological literacy. These are concepts that I would continue to use today and help me along my journey in high school. Now let's start from the beginning, when my hero's journey started."

I also, took into consideration feedback pertaining to sentence detail and fluency in the story. My points in the paragraphs were on point but explanations was where I was lacking. Explanations were expanded upon in examples and detail.

Original: No sentence, added detail and Get

Since the initiation of the Third Wave of Democracy, several countries have attempted to form a democratic system of governs. We take note that not all have succeeded. At the dawn of this era, democracy was being applied to countries with no prior history of a governing body that was place by the people for the people hence success of such a system could not be guaranteed because of the innumerous variables that existed in each country. People being the highlighted factor of variance, it may become easier to understand how countries such as Pakistan and Nigeria, both countries prior to the Wave had no local governing machinery. Pakistan further endured a partition from India which resulted in not only an instant religious and...show more content...

The Spanish citizens were not always necessarily tormented by tyrants, whose political ideologies only reflected what benefited themselves. From 1931– 1936 , the second republic was formed in Spain where they established a free democratic setting and "For the first time a major breakthrough was made in regional autonomy, indispensable for the development of a stable moderndemocracy in Spain" 1. Spain currently is a parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy. Its branch of powers is separated in to two, where the executive power lies with the government and the legislative power is delegated to the Spanish parliament. Due to this structure it is very arduous for political figures in states and governments to abuse their power. The executive power in Spain is given to the Council of Minister's, which is led by the Spanish prime minister. The Prime Minister is initially nominated by the king where after he is required to obtain the vote of the lower house of parliament, and finally the king appoints the prime minister. Spain's legislature is elected directly. The Spanish legislature branch consists of the congress of deputies and the senate whom serve for a period no more than 4 years. The senate is elected through bloc voting at a provincial level. The congress on the other hand is similar yet different, as it is at a provincial level as well. Two members are allocated for each province; the number of Get more content