Essay Transitions

 

 

Example Openers:  Here are some openers to use to start your Concrete Details:

·        For example,

·        For instance,

·        Most noticeably,

·        In the story/poem/book/chapter,

·        As seen in the story,

·        In fact,

·        In addition,

·        Another example/instance,

·        To begin with,

·        As presented by the author,

 

Support Transitions: Here are some transitional openers for your Commentaries:

·        In other words,

·        Clearly,

·        Furthermore,

·        However,

·        Nonetheless,

·        In regards to

·        One can see

·        This shows that (use this sparingly)

·        Consequently,

·        Thus,

·        Hence,

 

Concluding sentence Openers: Here are some ways to open your concluding sentences:

·        Thus,

·        Hence,

·        So,

·        Finally,

·        Overall,

·        Lastly,

·        In the end,

·        Clearly,