Transition and Descriptive Words What Are Transition Words

Transition and Descriptive Words

What Are Transition Words? � These are words that help connect one idea to the next � These paper � These words are used to help the flow of your words help the reader understand the order in which you present your ideas

Transition Word Examples To Continue an Idea/Event To Add More Information First Second Third Consequently In addition Additionally Moreover Besides that Among… In the same way For example Again Also As well as For instance Another As an illustration For one thing In this case As an example

Transition Word Examples To Conclude or Summarize In conclusion To sum up All in all Lastly To conclude Finally As a result In closing All things considered

What Are Descriptive Words? � Words that are more engaging then commonly used words � These words “spiff” up the boring old plain words � For example, instead of happy, you could be ecstatic, thrilled, joyful, blissful, excited, jubilant

Descriptive Words With Phrases � To “spiff” a phrase up you need to know the context in which you are using a word � For example, “I work hard at…” instead you could say I excel at, I am a master at, I dominate at, I push myself to,

I am also very cooperative with others as we work towards a goal. For example, when I try to practice a foreign language with a partner and one of us doesn’t know a word, we describe or act out what we want to say. This demonstrates how I can cooperate with others to achieve more. I excel at cooperating with my family members by sharing the family vehicle, and using it to drive my siblings to their practices and appointments. My flexibility is a form of cooperation because it helps my family be successful. Cooperating is an essential life skill as well as an essential skill for learning a new language, and I will be a great role model for this skill at your school.