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Writing Body Paragraphs and Successful Transitions
Useful stuff for your Research Paper!Slide2
How do I organize my paragraphs?
Follow your outline
Strive for clarity—organize time, procedures, or priorities in an order that makes sense
Keep similar subtopics together
Strengthen your argument as you go—typically, strongest points should come at the very end.Slide3
How should I write each paragraph?Slide4
A good paragraph is
kinda
like a burger…
General topic sentence that reveals the purpose of the paragraph
Juicy deliciousness: Specific INFORMATION that you paraphrase or quote and explain
The meat: Specialized INTERPRETATION… your own commentary/description of how the information matters to your paper’s overall purpose [STANCE]
General concluding sentence that reaffirms the purpose of the information givenSlide5
How long should a paragraph be?
You make this choice for each paragraph. There is no set length. In professional writing, it varies. Some paragraphs are super long, while some are quite short.
However, in general, you should have at least one quote per paragraph and when in doubt don’t skimp on length… You don’t want your paragraph to look like this.Slide6
What are transitions?
A TRANSITION
is basically a reason to start a new paragraph. It describes the relationship between one paragraph and the next.
1. Going a level deeper into the discussion of the topic introduced in the previous paragraph
2. Applying the idea mentioned in the previous paragraph to a specific story or situation.
3. Offering a different perspective/giving contrast to the idea in the previous paragraph 4. Marking a complete change in time or topic. (Adding something completely new)5. Returning to the discussion of something mentioned previously in the paper.Slide7
Graceful transitions use the topic sentence to carry the reader from one paragraph to another. A small amount of information from the previous paragraph should be carried to the next.Slide8
Example of carrying over information in a transition that offers contrast:
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TRANSITION WORDS!
For continuing a common line of reasoning:
consequently
clearly, then
furthermore
additionally
andin additionmoreoverbecausebesides thatin the same way
following this furtheralsopursuing this furtherin the light of the... it is easy to see that To change the line of reasoning (contrast):
howeveron the other handbutyet
neverthelesson the contrary
For opening a paragraph initially or for general use:admittedlyassuredlycertainly
granted
no doubt
nobody denies
obviously
of course
to be sure
true
undoubtedly
unquestionably
generally speaking
in general
at this level
in this situation
For the final points of a paragraph or essay:
f
inally, lastly
Transitional chains, to use in separating sections of a paragraph which is arranged chronologically:
first
... second... third...
generally... furthermore... finally
in the first place... also... lastly
in the first place... pursuing this further... finally
to be sure... additionally... lastly
in the first place... just in the same way... finally
basically... similarly... as well
To signal conclusion:
therefore
this
hence
in final analysis
in conclusion
in final consideration
indeed
To restate a point within a paragraph in another way or in a more exacting way:
in other words
point in fact
specifically
Sequence or time
after
afterwards
as soon as
at first
at last
before
before
long
finally
first... second... third
in the first place
in the meantime
later
meanwhile
next
soon
then