How do students practice transitions in a paragraph?

Add Transitions to a Paragraph has a paragraph about earthworms with 6 numbered blanks and a bank of 6 transitions, each used once. Students then explain why two of their choices fit.

Do students write their own sentences with transitions?

Yes. After sorting 15 transitions, students write one sentence for each of the five purposes using a transition from the chart.

6th Grade Writing Topics Worksheets

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Transitions are words and phrases that show how one idea connects to the next. There are 2 worksheets for 6th grade here, each with an answer key. Transition Words by Purpose sorts 15 transitions into five jobs, and Add Transitions to a Paragraph fills 6 blanks in a paragraph about earthworms in a garden. Both sheets carry W.6.2.C.

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Transition Words by Purpose sorts transitions into add, contrast, result, example and conclude. For example, furthermore adds an idea, in contrast shows a difference and to sum up wraps up.

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