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Pattern
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Transitions
Used
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| Time Order:
series of events or steps |
Words that show time (then, next, after,
during, when, first) and other signals (stages. series, steps, process) |
| List of items:
simple series of details/reasons not in time order |
Words that show addition (and, also, another,
moreover, first, in addition) |
| Comparison and/or
Contrast: how two things are alike or
different or both |
Words that show comparison or contrast (like,
just as, similarly, likewise, equally, however, in contrast) |
| Cause and Effect:
why something happens; causes/effects
of event |
Words that show cause and effect (because,
as a result, since, therefore) |
| Definition and
Example: explanation of concept/term &
illustrations of it |
Words that show illustration (for example,
such as, including, to illustrate, once, for instance) |