Patterns of Transitions/Signal

Purpose Example
Organization Words
Lists a series or set Exercising has many
of reasons, details also, and, final, for one physical health benefits
Listing or points. The thing, furthermore, in including toned
order of the details addition, next, second muscles. It also has
does NOT matter. mental health benefits.

Time Order:

Series of
Events, Shows a chain of after, afterward, first, After the class I plan on
narration, events. The order last, next previously, getting my work
stages, steps, is important. soon, ultimately, while completed.
directions

Used to sort ideas another group, Honey bees can be

into smaller categories, grouped into three
Classification
groups or ideas. characteristics, one type, castes: queens, drones,
Traits of each second kind, traits sterile female workers.
group are
described.
Allows authors to above, across, adjacent,
Space Order describe a person, behind, beside, center, Adjacent to my
place, or things close to, front, left, classroom is the
(Spatial Order) based on its middle, outside, right President's office.
location or the there, under, within
way it is arranged
in space
accordingly, as a result, Since I have been eating
A cause states why
Cause and because of, healthy and exercising
something
Effect consequently, since, so, regularly, I have lost 12
happens. An effect
result in, therefore, thus pounds
states a result or
outcome.

Although, as opposed to,

conversely, different
Points out the from, even though,
Contrast ways two or more however, nevertheless, Although I ate a four
ideas are different. on the one hand, on the course meal, I am still
other hand, rather than, hungry.
yet, while
 Personification is when
The definition
you assign the qualities
explains the
of a person to
meaning of new,
something that isn't
difficult or
As all illustration, for human, or in some
Definition specialized
example, for instance, cases, to something that
vocabulary.
once, such as, to isn't even alive. For
Examples are then
illustrate example, The wind
given to show how
howled its mighty
the word is used
objection

Reality television has

The author makes
As all illustration, for taken over the nation.
a general
Generalization example, for instance, For example, Here
statement and then
and Example once, such as, to Comes Honey Boo Boo
offers examples
illustrate is watched by millions
for clarification.
of viewers each week.