Learn Zillion: Use Transition Words in Narrative Writing

Each one of the learners in your class has a story to tell, so help them learn the most efficient and organized way to tell their tale. A thorough unit on narrative writing addresses the writing process, grammar, story structure,...

The beginning, a very good place to start, is also a very difficult thing to craft. Provide your writers with this handout that identifies, and provides examples of, six different types of narrative leads.

Looking for stimulating writing prompts that won't make young writers cringe? A set of five personal narrative writing prompts engages pupils in analyzing, thinking, connecting, and writing about particular topics. Each...

In this language arts presentation, you will find some excellent tips for your writers who are about to try their hand at narrative writing. Each of the eights slides presents quite a few good tips such as, "Long paragraphs can be...

In this lesson, you will learn how to connect related ideas by using transition words. [5:13]

In this lesson, you will learn how to link ideas and information together by using transition words and phrases. Login gives access to a slideshow as well. [6:34]

In this lesson, you will learn how to make your paragraphs flow by using transition phrases to connect your examples to your opinion. [4:19]

In this lesson, you will learn how to extend your reasons for your opinion by using transitional phrases. [5:07]

Clarify transition words with a two quick exercises. For the first, individuals choose the correct transition word for five sentences and determine what the transitions express within each sentence. For the second, class members read...

In this lesson, you will learn how to write a narrative reading response that has events that make sense by writing the events of the story in the correct order. [8:02]