- After determining the framework of your essay, further consideration must be given to the organization within the paragraphs themselves.
- When developing your points, make sure that the statements are well connected so that the relationships between ideas can be seen clearly.
- Use transitional words and phrases to indicate the relationships among ideas:
To Compare and Contrast
similarly, likewise, also, just as, both, by comparison, compared to, but, yet, although, in contrast, on the contrary, contrary to, on the other hand, however, conversely, is the opposite of, while, whereas, nevertheless, although, meanwhile, after all, although this may be true, in spite of, despite
To Show Cause and Effect
because, since, for, thus, therefore, hence, as a result, accordingly, for the same reason- Use appropriate expressions to indicate when citing the source.
- According to the lecture/passage...
- The reading stated that...
- In the reading, the author states that/discusses how...
- In the author's/professor's opinion...
- According to the theory in the reading/lecture...
- The professor made the point that...
- The lecture supports/illustrates the idea that...
- The lecture contradicts/refutes the idea that...
