CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2c
The Standard
Use appropriate and varied 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 connect ideas in informational writing so the reader can follow the thinking. They should use more than “also” and “because.” They need transitions that show sequence, cause and effect, comparison, contrast, example, and conclusion.
Mastery looks like a paragraph or report where each sentence fits with the one before it. The links make the logic clear without sounding forced. Students often get stuck using the same transition repeatedly, adding transitions where they do not belong, or choosing a word that signals the wrong relationship.
Ways to Teach It
- Give pairs a cut-up paragraph and transition cards, then have them rebuild the paragraph and defend each transition choice.
- Ask students to revise one paragraph by replacing repeated transitions and explaining how each new word changes the connection.
- Use a five-sentence exit ticket where students label each transition as cause, contrast, example, sequence, or conclusion.
- Show a recipe, game instructions, or news article, then have students highlight transitions that guide the reader through the information.
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.W.7.2c
Use appropriate 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.
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