Hereisalistofsomecommontransitionalwordsorphrases:

ToAdd:
and,again,andthen,besides,equallyimportant,finally,further,furthermore,nor,too,next,
lastly,what'smore,moreover,inaddition,first(second,etc.)

ToCompare:
whereas,but,yet,ontheotherhand,however,nevertheless,onthecontrary,bycomparison,
where,comparedto,upagainst,balancedagainst,visavis,but,although,conversely,
meanwhile,afterall,incontrast,althoughthismaybetrue

ToProve:
because,for,since,forthesamereason,obviously,evidently,furthermore,moreover,besides,
indeed,infact,inaddition,inanycase,thatis

ToShowException:
yet,still,however,nevertheless,inspiteof,despite,ofcourse,onceinawhile,sometimes

ToShowTime:
immediately,thereafter,soon,afterafewhours,finally,then,later,previously,formerly,first
(second,etc.),next,andthen

ToRepeat:
inbrief,asIhavesaid,asIhavenoted,ashasbeennoted

ToEmphasize:
definitely,extremely,obviously,infact,indeed,inanycase,absolutely,positively,naturally,
surprisingly,always,forever,perennially,eternally,never,emphatically,unquestionably,
withoutadoubt,certainly,undeniably,withoutreservation

ToShowSequence:
first,second,third,andsoforth.A,B,C,andsoforth.next,then,followingthis,atthistime,
now,atthispoint,after,afterward,subsequently,finally,consequently,previously,before
this,simultaneously,concurrently,thus,therefore,hence,next,andthen,soon

ToGiveanExample:
forexample,forinstance,inthiscase,inanothercase,onthisoccasion,inthissituation,take
thecaseof,todemonstrate,toillustrate,asanillustration,toillustrate

ToSummarizeorConclude:
inbrief,onthewhole,summingup,toconclude,inconclusion,asIhaveshown,asIhavesaid,
hence,therefore,accordingly,thus,asaresult,consequently,onthewhole
WritingTopicSentences

Everyparagraphshouldincludeatopicsentencethatidentifiesthemainideaoftheparagraph.
Atopicsentencealsostatesthepointthewriterwishestomakeaboutthatsubject.

Next Steps:
There are four next steps to add to your Rough-rough Draft that will need to be present
from this point forward:
1. Beginning Topic Sentence (BTS): At the beginning of each Body Paragraph, a BTS
will identify each Reason to support your Claim/Thesis. This BTS will outline the Evidence
you will present throughout that paragraph.
2. Concluding Topic Sentences (CTS): At the end of each Body Paragraph, a CTS will
summarize your Reason and connect the paragraph back to your original Claim/Thesis.
Your BTS and CTS should be directly related. This will also serve as a transition into your
next paragraph.
3. Warrants (W): After EACH piece of Evidence, a Warrant is NEEDED. With no
Warrant to explain your Evidence, theres no connection to show why your Evidence truly
supports each Reason. A clear Warrant will be tied to EACH piece of Evidence.
In your Counterargument, each Warrant will be your explanation of why their supporting
Evidence isnt good enough --- why your argument is still the strongest.
4. Transitions (T): Transitions act as an in-between for any movement between
Warrants and new pieces of Evidence. Transition sentences help us connect meaning by
moving from one piece of Evidence and Warrant to the next without losing our audience in
the mix.

Each of these four components (BTS, CTS, W, and T) will be expected

in your First Draft (due Tuesday 3/21) and every component
moving forward.