Revising for Clarity. Do this transitions in writing activity if you are teaching revision: After you discuss each group's findings, have them reassemble.
Good transitions can connect paragraphs and turn disconnected writing into a unified whole. Instead of treating paragraphs as separate ideas, transitions can help.
This handout on transitions will introduce you to some useful transitional expressions and help you employ them effectively.
Approaches to Teaching Writing (Click here) a- The Controlled-to-Free Approach b- The Free-Writing Approach c- The Paragraph-Pattern Approach.
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