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
What This Standard Means
Students need to choose transition words and phrases that show how ideas connect, not just sprinkle in “also” or “for example.” They should use transitions to show sequence, cause and effect, comparison, contrast, examples, and conclusions in informational writing.
Mastery looks like a reader can follow the writer’s thinking from sentence to sentence and paragraph to paragraph without confusion. Students often get stuck using the same few transitions, picking a transition that sounds fancy but does not fit, or leaving gaps between ideas that need a bridge.
Ways to Teach It
- Give students sentence strips from a short article and have them reorder the ideas, then add transition cards to show each connection.
- Ask students to revise one body paragraph by explaining why each transition fits the relationship between the ideas.
- Use an exit ticket with four sentence pairs and have students choose the best transition for each pair.
- Show a recipe, sports recap, or news explainer and have students mark transitions that guide the reader through the information.
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Related Standards
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.2c
Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
- 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.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.2c
Use appropriate transitions to clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.