Transitions IN WRITING Transitions Between ideas in writing

Transitions IN WRITING

Transitions: Between ideas in writing Between paragraphs Concluding Within sentence paragraphs Illustration Within Topic sentence Explanation sentences Author’s words Source content

Resources + Lists The Writing Center: University of Wisconsin-Madison https: //writing. wisc. edu/handbook/style/transitions/ The Writing Center: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill https: //writingcenter. unc. edu/tips-and-tools/transitions/ The Writing Center: University of Arizona https: //writingcenter. uagc. edu/transitional-phrases OWL Purdue Online Writing Lab https: //owl. purdue. edu/owl/general_writing/mechanics/transitions_an d_transitional_devices/transitional_devices. html Odegaard Writing and Research Center: University of Washington https: //depts. washington. edu/owrc/Handouts/Using%20 Transitions% 20 Effectively. pdf

General Considerations Transitions should be natural, used selectively and correctly Transitions are used to show connections and/or contrasts between ideas Incorporate in the revisional stage Questions to ask yourself: • How does this idea relate to the one that came before it? Is it supporting the same argument? Is it presenting another viewpoint? Are the two ideas dependent on one another? • What effect do you want to create for the reader? Do you want the same emphasis on two ideas, or do you want one to dominate the other?

Implicit + Explicit Transitions Types of Transitions Part 2: Transitions within Paragraphs https: //academicguides. waldenu. edu/writingcenter/paragraphs/transitions

Transitions: Integrating Quotes (Rule 1) “Rules” to Follow • Rule 1: Complete sentence: "quotation. " (If you use a complete sentence to introduce a quotation, use a colon (: ) just before the quotation. ) • Example: Thoreau ends his essay with a metaphor: "Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in. " Adapted from Blending Quotations from Colin Welch

Transitions: Integrating Quotes (Rule 2) • Rule 2: Someone says, "quotation. " (If the word just before the quotation is a verb indicating someone uttering the quoted words, use a comma. Examples include the words "says, " "said, " "states, " "asks, " and "yells. " But remember that there is no punctuation if the word "that" comes just before the quotation, as in "the narrator says that. ") • Example: Thoreau asks, "Why should we live with such hurry and waste of life? " • Example: According to Thoreau, "We do not ride on the railroad; it rides upon us. “ Adapted from Blending Quotations from Colin Welch

Transitions: Integrating Quotes (Rule 2 cont. ) • Use a comma to separate your own words from the quotation when your introductory or explanatory phrase ends with a verb such as "says, " "said, " "thinks, " "believes, " "pondered, " "recalls, " "questions, " and "asks" (and many more). You should also use a comma when you introduce a quotation with a phrase such as "According to Thoreau. “ • Example: Thoreau suggests the consequences of making ourselves slaves to progress when he says, "We do not ride on the railroad; it rides upon us. “ • Adapted from Blending Quotations from Colin Welch

Transitions: Integrating Quotes (Rule 3) Rule 3: If Rules 1 and 2 do not apply, do not use any punctuation between your words and the quoted words. Example: Thoreau argues that "shams and delusions are esteemed for soundest truths, while reality is fabulous. “ Example: Thoreau argues that people blindly accept "shams and delusions" as the "soundest truths, " while regarding reality as "fabulous. " Note: A semicolon (; ) never is used to introduce quotations. Note: These rules oversimplify the process and may not apply in ALL situations. Adapted from Blending Quotations from Colin Welch