Using Transitions

Reason

Transition Words

NOT ALLOWED
Too simple for 4th grade.

first, second, third

first, second, finally
first, next, last
before, after, during, meanwhile, later, as soon as, until, then,
in the meantime, sometime later, initially, it started when, at
the beginning, following this, finally, in the end, this led to
on the other hand, on the contrary, however, by comparison,
in contrast, on another note

NOT ALLOWED
Unless you are writing a story
ONLY USE WITH
PERMISSION
To show how a point is about
something different/opposite
NOT ALLOWED
This also means you not use
any transition that is similar to
this type.
Good writers dont speak
directly to the reader.

As I have said
Now you know that
for these three reasons.
As you can see
And that is why
You can conclude that
As you may notice
I hope you liked my paragraph
I am going to write about

Reason

Transition Words

To give an example

for example, for instance, in other words, as well as, in fact,

another example
Similarly, another, also, besides, likewise, resembles,
comparable to
one other, another, also, in addition, additionally, just as
important, equally important, along with that, besides, plus,
furthermore, moreover
one reason, another reason, a better reason, a final reason, an
important reason
because of, as a result, since, the reason for, caused by,
started when, happened after, resulted in, ended with, made,
began, consequently
one reason----more importantly----most importantly
for example----another example----the best/worst example
one important way---even more importantly---most
importantly
a good example-----a better example-----the best example
to begin with----even more----ultimately
to sum up, in conclusion, clearly, in summary, in brief,
overall, all in all, certainly, definitely, truly, surely,
obviously
oddly, certainly, surprisingly, unbelievably, naturally,
interestingly

To show how each point is

similar
To keep adding a new thought
To give reasons
To explain a cause or effect
To show order of importance
(never use the most important
reason or example first it
should be last)
To conclude
Miscellaneous