Learning Objective : Today I will identify and use transitions and conjunctions to connect ideas. .

1. Learning Objective: Today I will identify and use transitions and conjunctions to connect ideas.. • Transition=change, move into or over • Conjunction= to merge, connect with

2. What are we going to identify and use today? Transitions and conjunctions to connect ideas.

3. I worked on this PointPoint.I at my lunch. How do we connect both sentences? We connect sentences by using conjunctions! I worked on this PowerPoint, while I at my lunch.

4. It is important to know how to correctly use transitions and conjunctions to connect ideas because it will help you write better sentences! It is also important because it can help you identify transitions and conjunctions to connect ideas because It will help you identify if any sentences are written incorrectly. What are other reasons it is important to correctly use independent and dependent clauses? It will be tested!

5. later when because additionally therefore if Conjunctions with earlier Words that link parts of text and but which however furthermore

6. Conjunctions are used to join sentences or clauses together. Susie saw a dog. The dog only had three legs.

7. Conjunctions are used to join sentences or clauses together. Susie saw a dog. The dog only had three legs.

8. Conjunctions are used to join sentences or clauses together. Susie saw a dog, Conjunction only had three legs.

9. Conjunctions are used to join sentences or clauses together. Susie saw a dog, only had three legs. because which which when with but

10. Conjunctions are used to join sentences or clauses together. Susie saw a dog. The dog only had three legs. Susie saw a dog, which only had three legs.

11. Conjunctions are used to join sentences or clauses together. Sarah ran away from the dog. The dog barked at Sarah.

12. Conjunctions are used to join sentences or clauses together. Sarah ran away from the dog. The dog barked at Sarah.

13. Conjunctions are used to join sentences or clauses together. Sarah ran away from the dog. The dog barked at Sarah.

14. Conjunctions are used to join sentences or clauses together. Sarah ran away, Conjunction the dog barked.

15. Conjunctions are used to join sentences or clauses together. but Sarah ran away, the dog barked. because when with

16. Conjunctions are used to join sentences or clauses together. Sarah ran away from the dog. The dog barked at Sarah. Sarah ran away when the dog barked. Sarah ran away because the dog barked. Sarah ran away until the dog barked.

17. Transitions Transitions are words that help make your writing more coherent. They create connections between: - one clause and another clause - one sentence and another sentence - one group of sentences and the next group of sentences

18. Joining Two Independent Clauses One way of joining two independent clauses is with a semicolon, a transition, and a comma. ; furthermore, Marcos is a great swimmer he’s very good at scuba diving. Marcos is a great swimmer;furthermore,he’s very good at scuba diving.

19. Connecting Two Sentences You can use a transition and comma to tell the reader the logical relationship between two sentences. In fact, he plays three sports at school. Marcos is very athletic. Marcos is very athletic.In fact,he plays three sports at school.

20. Placement of Transition Rather than placing the transition at the beginning of the second sentence, you may place it in the middle of the second sentence after the subject with two commas. Marcos is very athletic. transition He, in fact, plays three sports at school. subject

21. Transitions in Longer Writing When writing a paragraph or a larger piece of writing,you can use a transition to show the reader the logical relationship between one group of sentences and another group of sentences. This is useful when you want to let the reader know that you are changing from one idea to another idea.

22. Example- Longer Piece of Writing Transition connects ideas in paragraph 2 to ideas in paragraph 1. Essay Introduction Body Paragraph 1 Transition connects ideas in paragraph 3 to ideas in paragraph 2. Body Paragraph 2: In addition, Body Paragraph 3: Furthermore, Conclusion:

23. Types of Transitions Marcos loves to ski he likes to fish. ;moreover, ;furthermore, ;in addition, ;besides,

24. Types of Transitions Marcos plays basketball The transition and second clause reemphasize the first clause. ;in fact, ;indeed, he plays every Saturday.

25. Types of Transitions Marcos enjoys outdoor sports ;for example, ;for instance, ;in particular, The second clause is more specific than the first. he likes hiking, skiing, and fishing.

26. Types of Transitions Marcos enjoys scuba diving ;on the other hand, ;however, ;on the contrary, ;in contrast, $$$ I think it is an expensive sport.

27. Types of Transitions ;thus, ;consequently, ;therefore, ;hence, ;as a result, ;accordingly, Marcos broke his leg he can’t play basketball.

28. Types of Transitions ;subsequently, ;thereafter, his team won the game. Marcos scored a goal after

29. How do you identify conjunctions and transitions in sentences? Bill and Latisha took a taxi to the airport. Steps to identifying conjunctions and transitions in sentences. Read the sentence. Look for conjunction or transition words. Underline the conjunction or transition word.

30. How do you identify conjunctions and transitions in sentences? They left late, yet they arrived in plenty of time. Steps to identifying conjunctions and transitions in sentences. Read the sentence. Look for conjunction or transition words. Underline the conjunction or transition word.

31. How do you use conjunctions and transitions in sentences? The boy went to the park. The boy went to the library. The boy was tired. Steps to using conjunctions and transitions in sentences. Read the sentence. Figure out what would make the sentence better by adding either a conjunction or a transition. Reread to ensure it makes sense The boy went to the park and the library and as a result was very tired.

32. How do you use conjunctions and transitions in sentences? Making a cake is very easy. _________, get all the ingredients. ________, mix all the ingredients together. _________, preheat the oven. _________, put the cake in the oven and wait for 30 minutes. First Steps to using conjunctions and transitions in sentences. Read the sentence. Figure out what would make the sentence better by adding either a conjunction or a transition. Reread to ensure it makes sense Then Next Finally

33. So what did we do today? Today I used and identified conjunctions and transitions in sentences.