WR072.d

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Contents 1 Writing Standard 2.d - Level 7 2 Standard in Kid Friendly Language 3 Standard Unwrapped 4 Instructional Strategies 5 Assessment Strategies 6 Resources 7 Projects and Activities

Writing Standard 2.d - Level 7

Use transitions to link ideas.

Standard in Kid Friendly Language

Students will use words that join ideas together.

Standard Unwrapped

KNOW a variety of words that can be used as transitional words in a paragraph.

KNOW time order, space order, and importance order.

ABLE TO DO

1. Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to give coherence and unity to their writing.
2. Given examples, students will be able to identify transitional words used in a piece of writing.

Instructional Strategies

• Use a variety of vocabulary-building activities centered around transitional words and phrases
• Use teacher-generated and professional materials to practice using transitional words
• Transitional Word "Word Walls"
• Cooperative learning activities

Assessment Strategies

• Informal assessment
• Teacher-generated and professional formal assessments
• Given a sample paragraph, students will use appropriate transitions to connect ideas

Resources

• List of Transitional Words Updated and comprehensive list of transitional words and phrases from Writer's Web.
• Lists of Transitional Words List of transitional words and phrases from Purdue University Writing Lab.
• Commonly Used Transitions

Projects and Activities

• Write a solid 8- to 11-sentence paragraph using appropriate transitions that provide coherence and unity.