2016-06-02 Writing: transition signals

Greg Malivuk
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Homework: finish your outline and answer the questions at the top of p. 141 (about the paragraph on p. 140)
1 “is a great place to spend a semester doing wildlife research for two reasons” is the controlling idea
2 diverse geography and many habitats, astounding number of wildlife species
3 “First of all”, “Second”
4 2 for each reason (4 total); “For example”, “Another example”, “For instance”, “Another place”
5 recommendation
6 listing order (“most to least important” and “least to most important” are both types of listing order)
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p. 143 - Complete this outline with the information from the paragraph you just read

Title: “Costa Rica: A Great Place to Study Wildlife”
Topic Sentence: Costa Rica is a great place to spend a semester doing wildlife research for two reasons.

A. Very diverse geography
1. Tortuguero National Park (on northeastern coast)
a. more than 10 different habitats
b. swamps - study alligators
c. beaches - turtles lay their eggs
2. Corcovado National Park
	a. 13 different habitats
	b. ancient rainforest
	c. one of the most important preserves on the American continents
B. Astounding number of wildlife species
	1. area near the Arenal Volcano
		a. 135 species of reptiles
			(tortoises, snakes, lizards)
		b. 250 species of birds
	2. Corcovado
		a. Exotic animals
		b. 360 species of birds

Concluding sentence: Indeed, Costa Rica is a wonderful place to study if you love wildlife.
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Transitions to give reasons:
	First of all, blah blah blah. / The first reason is blah blah blah. / One reason is...
	Second, blah blah blah. / Another reason is blah blah blah. / The next reason is...
	Finally, blah blah blah. (“Finally” introduces the last supporting detail, NOT the conclusion.)

Transitions to give examples:
	For example, blah blah blah. / For instance, blah blah blah.
	Another example is blah blah blah. Another….
	(These start a new sentence and are followed by a comma.)

	There are many places to eat, such as _____ and ____.
	(This goes in the middle of a sentence, after a comma, and before a list of things.)

Transitions to conclude (p. 150):
	Indeed, ___. / In conclusion, ___. / To sum up, ___. (restate the main idea)
	For these [number] reasons, ___. / Because of [noun] (and [noun]), ___.
	(If you stated the reasons in the topic sentence, don’t repeat them in the conclusion. If you just said “two reasons” in the topic sentence, then you should restate them in the conclusion.)
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Homework: p. 146 part B - Pick (or invent) a terrible restaurant and write an outline that explains why it’s so terrible