CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.2c
The Standard
Use appropriate transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students choose transitions that show the exact relationship between ideas, such as contrast, cause, effect, sequence, or example. They place them within and between paragraphs so an explanation flows clearly.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can revise an informational paragraph so each transition accurately signals addition, contrast, sequence, example, cause, or effect. The reader can follow the connections within and between paragraphs without confusion.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may choose transitions by sound instead of meaning, or overuse words such as also, first, and next. They may add transitions to every sentence or use contrast words when the ideas show cause and effect.
How to Assess It
- Use this exit ticket: “Many students prefer printed books. ___, digital books are easier to carry. Digital books allow quick searches. ___, readers can locate evidence faster.” Students fill each blank and label the relationship.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs sentence strips from an informational paragraph and transition cards, then have them arrange and connect the ideas logically.
Ask how however changes the relationship between two claims, then have students rewrite the pair using therefore and explain the difference.
Play Transition Match, where teams pair sentence cards with relationship cards and earn points for choosing and explaining accurate transitions.
Examine transitions in a school news article, then revise one section so readers can follow how facts, causes, and examples connect.
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Related Standards
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2c
Use appropriate and varied transitions to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2c
Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
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