Transitions STAAR Practice

What are transitions?

• Words that move the reader from one idea to the next.

• Words that show connections between ideas

• Word for word quotes from a text.

• A summary sentence that wraps up a paragraph.

(At the end of an essay:)

______________ the more educated a person is, the more choices he or she will have in a career.

• Otherwise,

• Meanwhile,

• In conclusion,

• Likewise,

To show contradiction (opposite), use a transition like:

• first, next, before, now, finally

• as a result, because, since, so

• since, while, because

• however, but, although, conversely

If I don't use basic or complex transitions, what score will I receive on my final essay?

• A - Advanced

• B - Proficient

• C - Approaching

• D - Unsatisfactory

If I use a variety of complex and basic transitions what score will I receive on my essay?

• A - Advanced

• B - Proficient

• C - Approaching

• D - Unsatisfactory

To show a chronological event (movement in time), use a transition like:

• also, another, like, too, in comparison

• first, next, before, now, finally

• in addition, for example, furthermore

• as a result, because, since, so, therefore

To show an addition (more information), use a transition like:

• obviously, clearly, evidently
• as a result, because, since, so
• besides, for example, furthermore
• but, yet, although, though

To show cause and effect (how and why things happen), use a transition like:

• besides, for example, also, furthermore

• first, next, before, later, finally

• also, another, in comparison

• as a result, since, consequently, because

To show an ending, use a transition like:

• for instance, such as, like
• finally, in conclusion, lastly
• although, furthermore, besides
• first, next, later, after

To show an example (detail), use a transition like:

• like, such as, for example, for instance
• finally, lastly, in conclusion
• but, yet, although, though
• also, another, in comparison, too