Answer Different Types of Questions:

Why - Because…..

How - By……

What - is/are……

Transitions:

Example:

• For example,

• For instance,

Adding on / similarity:

• Also,

• Additionally,

• Similarly,

Opposite:

• On the other hand,

• On the contrary,

Result:

• As a result,

• Consequently

Time Order:

• Later on,

• Afterwards,

• Meanwhile

Wrap up / Closing:

• Overall,

• In conclusion,

• All in all,

Emphasis:

• Furthermore

• In fact

• Moreover

• It is also important to note / realize that

• Not only… (the last point) but also… (the next point)

• To make matters worse…

Paragraph Format:

1. T: Topic Sentence (echo + infer)

2. Transition

3. D: Detail

4. Transition

5. D: Detail

6. Transition

7. C: Concluding Sentence

Logical Order

1. Story / Time order

2. Cause - effect

3. What makes the most sense?

4. Keep characters you mention in the same order

5. Problem - Solution

6. Broad - Specific

Paraphrasing:

Include:

-Names

-Numbers

-Key details

Strategies:

-Use synonyms

-Rearrange “sentence order”