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Review of Module 3: Transitions in an Essay

Key Takeaways

There are six ways we use transitions in an essay:

1. Topic Sentence Transitions

2. Beginning and Ending Sentence Transitions

3. Transitional Words Within Paragraphs

4. Transitional Paragraphs

5. Sentence-Level Transitions

6. Implied Transitions

 

Without transitions your reader may get lost in the writing. They may not be able to follow the logic in how the points were constructed, or how they build on one another. Transitions create a flow in the paper that keep the reader both interested and informed. Though a small part of the essay, transitions are vitally important to an essay's success. They may make the difference in whether or not your ideas are communicated effectively.

Review of Important Terms

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Level 2 Quiz: Advanced Essay Transitions Quiz

 

If you scored 90 points or above on the "Transitions in an Essay Review Quiz", you might like to see how you do on this "Advanced Essay Transitions Quiz".

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Level 3 Quiz: Placement Test Practice Quiz

 

This final quiz is for those of you interested in the Accuplacer test. It contains questions you might encounter on college-level placement exams.

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If you scored less than 90 points on the "Did I Get This" quiz above, please click here and review this module again before continuing on to the next unit.  

If you have scored 90 points or aboveon the "Did I Get This" quiz, Congratulations!!  You are now ready to continue on to Unit 7.

 

Next Steps:

Understanding the components of essay structure and how to build content are important steps in the drafting process. However, when you have a first draft, it needs to be revised and edited. You'll need to go back and link those critical questions:

 

What was the point of the story?

Did I include effective details?

What did I want to argue?

Did I make the point clearly?

What did I want to explain?

What steps or processes are missing?

Did I communicate effectively?

What is missing?

What should be included?

 

Analyzing your own work will help you improve your writing.   Then you'll want to address all those little errors that also get in the way of comprehension:   grammar, spelling, and typos.

 

In Unit Seven, we'll discuss the steps involved in revising an essay.

 

Before continuing on in this course, please complete a survey on the Writing Basics Unit you have just completed.  Click on the following link to be taken to the survey.  The survey will open in a new window.

 

Writing Basics Unit 6 Survey

 

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