Transitional Phrases
Text Structures
Punctuation
Formulaic
Central Idea
100

This transition typically is used when you are connecting quotes and explanations

What is also?

100

The text structure that is mainly used to convey the moral of a story

What is cause and effect?

100

These are used when asking a question

What are question marks?

100

The first paragraph of the formulaic

What is introduction?

100

The theme of a Sherlock Holmes book

What is mystery?

200

This transition is mainly used when you are starting an essay

What is first?

200

The text structure mainly used in a children's book

What is problem and solution?

200

These are used with a contraction

What are apostrophes?

200

The middle paragraphs of the formulaic

What are body paragraphs?

200

The theme of an alien book

What is science fiction?

300

This transition is mainly used when another point of view is being shown

What is but?

300

The text structure used when you're providing details

What is description?

300

These are used to end a statement

What are periods?

300
The last paragraph of the formulaic

What is conclusion?

300

The theme of a history book

What is nonfiction?

400

This transition is used when there is an outcome of something

What is so?

400

The text structure of this sentence, "I have brown hair and my friend has blond."

What is compare and contrast?

400

These are used to join sentences

What are commas?

400

All of the paragraphs of the formulaic

What are introduction, body, and conclusion?

400

The theme of this sentence, "George Washington and his men crossed the Delaware on December 25th, 1776."

What is nonfiction?

500

This transition is usually used towards the end a conclusion paragraph

What is finally?

500

The text structure used in history books

What is order and sequence?

500

These are used to convey strong feelings

What are exclamation marks?

500

The third sentence of the introduction paragraph

What is thesis?

500

The theme of a fairy tale

What is fiction?