Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Writing Transitions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discusses how to transition effectively between paragraphs. Includes examples and how they can be revised to connect the ideas better. The second page of the resource has lists of transitional words and phrases categorized by how they...
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Illustrative Transition Words: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson goes over illustration transition words and how they are used. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Illustrative Transition Words." [2:20]
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: W.4.2c: Link Ideas Within Categories of Information

For Students 4th Standards
Links to 4 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard W.4.2c: Link ideas within categories of information using words and phrases (e.g., example, also, because).
Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Readability: Commas as Separators

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on recognizing and demonstrating the use of commas as separators including with transition words, descriptive phrases, and adjacent items. It also provides a practice activity.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Transitioning Topics Effectively

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A seven-slide presentation that reviews transitions and discusses how to use them to move from one idea to the next.
Handout
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Toefl Practice Site: Coherence and Unity

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site discusses coherence achieved through major and minor connector transitions. Examples are given, and there is a link to an exercise meant for the particular class this site was designed for, still useful practice for anyone....
Handout
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Coherence

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discusses the importance of coherence in a composition. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.4. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1.c