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Can You Get the Signal?

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What is a signal word? Recognizing these words is an important step in both reading and writing formal text. Review a list of signal words (provided and organized into specific categories), and then have your class play a game to identify the words. 

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Research, academic vocabulary, academic language, transitions

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signal words, academic vocabulary, idea relationships, transitions, words that signal contrast, words that signal continuation, words that signal time, words that signal sequence, words that signal change of direction, research paper, informative essay, english language arts
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9th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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