+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Why Transition?

For Teachers 7th
Help your class transition into better writers with this lesson, which guides them through the process of adding transitions to increase sentence fluency and organization. The activity is designed for a classroom with a SMART board, but...
+
Lesson Plan
1
1
Curated OER

Transition Words and Phrases: Road Signs for the Reader

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Therefore! However! Furthermore! Explore the power of transition words and phrases. Signal your readers by suggesting the relationship between different thoughts or points. Help them demonstrate an understanding of word relationships. 
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Transition Words in Expository Writing

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Create to learn! Your class can create posters of transitional words and phrases to help them compose an explanatory text. They work in groups and focus on one type of transition (time, place, importance, etc.). They also create a poster...
+
Handout
Curated OER

Common Transition Words: Grades 4 - 12

For Students 4th - 12th
A practical guide to transition words and phrases, this handout could be a useful addition to any pupil's notebook or binder. Transition words are placed in a chart and labeled by type. For example, words that show comparison are grouped...
+
Handout
Anchorage School District

Writing Reference Sheet

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Print out this handy reference page double sided and distribute it to your class. Individuals can use the page to aid them as they work on their topic sentences, transitions, conclusions, and paragraph structure. There is plenty of...
+
Handout
Anchorage School District

Transition and Closing Words

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Provide young writers with a printable that lists suggestions for and examples of transitional sets and closing words. Also included are some suggestions for what to avoid in closing paragraphs.
+
PPT
Curated OER

Transitions

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Transitions are the focus of a presentation that includes information about the importance of transitions and types of transitions. Included is a list of commonly used transition words.
+
Interactive
Curated OER

The Death Car: Exercise on Conjunctions and Transitions

For Students 6th - 8th
In this conjunction and transition worksheet, students must combine two sentences using the appropriate conjunction or transition.
+
PPT
Curated OER

Using Transitions

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Transitions, words that reveal the relationship between two ideas, are the subject of a presentation that provides color-coded illustrations to show viewers how this part of speech functions in sentences. The PowerPoint concludes with an...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Organizing Writing/Composing a First Draft

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Does your language arts class have a hard time with writing transitions? Use this organizational writing instructional activity to create three effective transition sentences that middle schoolers will use in their research of renewable...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Compare and Contrast

For Students 6th - 7th
Practice comparing and contrasting with this straightforward activity. Young writers compose several different compare and contrast paragraphs about several topics (transportation, sports, relatives, subject areas, a dog and cat). The...
+
PPT
Curated OER

The Paragraph

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Review the components of a well-written paragraph with your class. Be sure your writers include a topic sentence supported with main ideas and followed by a conclusion. Unity, coherence, and transition words are emphasized. Experiment...
+
Handout
Anchorage School District

Transition Words Wall Poster

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Vary and bury transitions in an accordion paragraph with the help of a poster that lists common and more advanced transition sets. To provide your students with this instructional aid, first download the template, then enlarge it to...
+
Handout
Curated OER

Tips for Improving Transition

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Vary, bury, pull, fit. These tips for improving transitions in writing are found on a template designed as a teacher resource. A clever way to make memorable these suggestions for improving transitions in writing, the language in the...
+
PPT
Curated OER

The Bing, the Bang, and the Bongo: The Five-Paragraph Essay

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Create a five-paragraph essay easily with the bing, the bang, and the bongo method! Learners write an introduction with the thesis containing three parts. Your three body paragraphs then expand upon each part of the thesis. An example is...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Transitions – Review Worksheet

For Students 4th - 7th
In this transitions review learning exercise, students practice their grammar skills as they rewrite 7 sentences using the appropriate transitions.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Writing Transitions 2

For Students 4th - 7th
In this writing transitions worksheet, students sharpen their writing skills as they read several examples and they rewrite 7 sentences using therefore, consequently, as a result, thus, and for this reason appropriately.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

I OBJECT! Understanding Transitive Verbs

For Students 6th - 9th
In this grammar worksheet, students learn how to use transitive verbs in sentence writing. They then use what they read to answer the 17 questions on the worksheet. The answers are located on the last page of the packet.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Please Tell Me a Story

For Teachers 4th - 8th
What's your favorite memory? Work on writing narrative essays with this resource, which helps middle schoolers sequence necessary events about a special day that they remember. The activity demonstrates an organizational pattern having a...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Writing: Barn Raising

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young writers compare writing a paper to building a barn. They write a thesis statement using parallel construction and use transitions to hold the paper (walls of the barn) together. A barn raising video link is included; great for...
+
PPT
Curated OER

Paragraph Construction

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
What is a paragraph? This question drives the PowerPoint. Viewers discuss important elements of a solid paragraph, transitions between paragraphs, and strategies for editing. Show this presentation and then look at an example paragraph...
+
Lesson Plan
1
1
MENSA Education & Research Foundation

The Writer’s Toolbox: What You Need to Master the Craft

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Strengthen your high schoolers' writing with a series of steps for writing successfully. With sections on organizing an essay, choosing a topic, crafting a thesis statement, and revising a draft, the instructional activity encourages...
+
Organizer
Curated OER

8-Sentence Accordion Paragraph Practice

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Organization can take a paragraph from mundane to first-rate. Try out a graphic organizer for an accordion-style paragraph, which includes a topic sentence, three reasons with details and transitions, three explanations, and a concluding...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Adventure Writing: Oregon's Landscape as a Setting

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars identify geographical features of different regions encountered by migrants on the Oregon trail. Students research how the Oregon landscape may have affected life and 19th century westward migration. Young scholars write a...

Other popular searches