Print out this handy reference page double sided and distribute it to your class. Individuals can use the page to aid them as they work on their topic sentences, transitions, conclusions, and paragraph structure. There is plenty of...

A practical guide to transition words and phrases, this handout could be a useful addition to any pupil's notebook or binder. Transition words are placed in a chart and labeled by type. For example, words that show comparison are grouped...

If you're looking to start a unit based around narrative writing, make sure to consider this resource while you're planning. This book covers five topics: writing personal narratives, writing narratives about others, writing...

Provide young writers with a printable that lists suggestions for and examples of transitional sets and closing words. Also included are some suggestions for what to avoid in closing paragraphs.

Strengthen your high schoolers' writing with a series of steps for writing successfully. With sections on organizing an essay, choosing a topic, crafting a thesis statement, and revising a draft, the lesson encourages your class to...

When you ask your students to take notes during class, do they really know what you mean? Are they taking the right kind of notes and using their time effectively? Make sure they are by offering this handout, a comprehensive guide...

This University of North Carolina writing tutorial gives examples and how to use transitions and stresses the importance of organization. W.9-10.1c cohesion/clarity/reason, W.9-10.2c cohesion/clarity/trans, W.11-12.1c...

This tutorial teaches writing students how to share convincing in well-written sentences that are connected from one to the other--that is, they exhibit transition. W.9-10.1c cohesion/clarity/reason, W.9-10.2c cohesion/clarity/trans

Discusses how to transition effectively between paragraphs. Includes examples and how they can be revised to connect the ideas better. The second page of the resource has lists of transitional words and phrases categorized by how they...

Types of transition words and how they can be used to make writing more fluid.

If you are a teacher OR a student looking for a well-informed website on elements of the writing process, you are in luck! This site from the Capital Community College is very comprehensive and easy-to-navigate. From grammar basics to...

A writing tutorial for the correct use of semicolons to link two independent clauses, clauses with commas, clauses connected by conjunctive adverbs or transitional phrases, and to link lists where the items contain commas. Examples and...

Tables of words that show different types of sentence transitions. W.9-10.1c cohesion/clarity/reason, W.9-10.2c cohesion/clarity/transitions. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.4, W.11-12.1c Transitions/Cohesion, W.11-12.2c Transition/Cohesion....

This site has a list of transitional words and phrases organized by their function in a sentence or paragraph. Because they are organized under such headings as "providing an example" and "showing conclusions," it is easy to find an...

A discussion of how to use transitions for effective writing. W.9-10.2c cohesion/clarity/trans, W.11-12.1c Transitions/Cohesion, W.11-12.2c Transition/Cohesion CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2.c

If you are looking for ways to make your writing clearer and more concise, check out this site. Many helpful hints are given here. Information can be downloaded in PDF format. L.11-12.3a Syntax

Lists of transitional words or phrases broken into categories based on their purposes. Can be downloaded in PDF format. There is also a short discussion of their important role in essay writing. W.11-12.2c Transition/Cohesion

This article focuses on transition words and phrases including how to explain them to children and providing lists of transition words and phrases by types such as Time and Sequence, Cause and Effect, and Conclusion. It also provides a...

This Indiana University of Pennsylvania Writing Center resource provides tips to ensure organizational flow content.

This lesson offers suggestions to help you fix short, choppy sentences, combine sentences with the same subject, and revise sentences that sound the same. L.11-12.3 Language Functions/Style

Get a collection of self-help handouts on different parts of speech and common usage topics.

After a discussion and explanation of verbals in general, this site specifically discusses the gerund and the participle (with a link to the infinitive) and also provides examples of each.

This site discusses coherence achieved through major and minor connector transitions. Examples are given, and there is a link to an exercise meant for the particular class this site was designed for, still useful practice for anyone....

Discusses the importance of coherence in a composition. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.4. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1.c