Organization

Organization

Introductions Conclusions Transitions

Inviting Introductions

1. Attention grabber

Interesting question, fact, or statistic
Riddle or joke
Bold and challenging statement
Definition
General background information about the topic
An opinion about the topic
Quotation
Narrative - shocking or suspenseful story (1st or 3rd person)
Figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, or hyperbole)

2. Movement to thesis statement

The writer makes a connection between the attention grabber and
the thesis statement.

3. Thesis statement

The thesis statement should be the last sentence of the introduction
It should summarize the main ideas of the paper in one sentence
Never write:
    a. "I am going to tell you..."
    b. "In this paper..."
    c. "This essay/paper will show you..."

Satisfying Conclusions

1. Thesis

Restate the thesis statement. It may be slightly different than in the introduction.
Never write:
      a. "I have told you..."
      b. "This paper has shown you..."
      c. "In conclusion..."

2. Summary

Restate the main points covered in the paper
This will be more than one sentence and will tie into the last part of the conclusion.

3. Reference to attention grabber

Refer back to the device chosen
Leave the reader with something to think about

Transitions

Transitions to Clarify

for example                for instance
in other words            put another way
simply stated              stated differently
that is                        to clarify
specifically                 to illustrate the point

Transitions to Add Information

additionally           again             along with
also                      further          another
as well                  besides         finally
equally important   for example for instance
together with         next             moreover
likewise                furthermore in addition

Transitions to Compare

accordingly                also
as                             comparable to
in the same way         in the same manner
in conjunction with     just as
like                           likewise
similarly                    sometimes

Transitions to Conclude or Summarize

accordingly                   all in all
as a result                     consequently
due to                          finally
in closing                      in conclusion
in short                         in summary
in the last analysis          last
therefore                       thus
to conclude                   to sum up

Transitions to Contrast

although                    as opposed to
but                            conversely
counter to                  even so
even though               however
in spite of this            in the meantime
nevertheless              on the contrary
on the other hand      otherwise
sometimes                still
yet                           even though

Transitions to Emphasize a Point

again                            another key point
indeed                          with this in mind
in fact                          for this reason
frequently                    on the positive side
truly                            to point out
to emphasize                surprisingly enough
to repeat                      on the negative side

Transition Combinations

A good...A better...The best
Initially...Then...After that
To begin...Then...Consequently
A bad...A worse...The worst
It started when...As a result...Then...Therefore
As soon as...Next...Later...In the end
At the beginning...then...Following this...Finally
To begin...At the same time...Finally
One way...Another way...A final method
First of all...Besides...In addition
To start...furthermore...Additionally...Last
One...One other...Along with...Last
In the first place...After that...Later on...At last
First...Along with...Likewise
One important...Another important...The most
First...Second...third
A good example...A better example
An important...an equally important