Natalie Lafferty's power point

1. Natalie Lafferty
National Writing Project
Florida Gulf Coast University
Summer 2012

2. What is a transition?
The connection (a word, phrase,
clause, sentence, or entire
paragraph) between two parts of a
piece of writing, contributing to
cohesion (About.com, 2012).

3. The Research
 In both academic writing and
professional writing, your goal is to
convey information clearly and
concisely, if not to convert the reader to
your way of thinking. Transitions help
you to achieve these goals by
establishing logical connections
between sentences, paragraphs, and
sections of your papers (UNC College of
Arts and Sciences, 2012).

4.  The key to producing good transitions is
highlighting connections between
corresponding paragraphs. By
referencing in one paragraph the
relevant material from previous
ones, writers can develop important
points for their readers (Purdue
Owl, 2012).

5.  It is a good idea to continue one
paragraph where another leaves off.
Picking up key phrases from the
previous paragraph and highlighting
them in the next can create an obvious
progression for readers. Many times, it
only takes a few words to draw these
connections (Purdue Owl, 2012).

8. Transformers

9. Speaking of 80’s trends…

10. Even Uncle Jesse fell victim to
this “hair-raising” transition:
business in the front, party in
the back.

12. The Puggle

13. The Liger

14. Buckbeak

21. Bennifer

22. Kimye

23. BRANGELINA!!!

25. References
About.com. (2012). Transition. Retrieved from Grammar &
composition: http://grammar.about.com/
od/tz/g/transitionterm.htm
Purdue Owl. (2012). Writing transitions. Retrieved from
Purdue online writing lab: http://owl.english.purdue.
edu/owl/resource/574/01/
UNC College of Arts and Sciences. (2012). The writing
center. Retrieved from http://writingcenter.unc.edu/
handouts/transitions/