Transitions and Thought Patterns

1
Transitions and Thought Patterns

• Chapter 6

2
Reading Around the Text
3
Relationships Within Sentences

• Transitions- words and phrases that signal
  thought patterns by showing the logical
  relationships with in and between sentences
• Thought pattern- shows logical relationship
  between ideas in a paragraph or passage
• Signal words- words to look for to give you clues
  about the type of thought pattern the author is
  using
• Practice (p. 244-245)

4
Relationships Between Sentences

• Transitions make the relationship between main
  idea, major details that support the main idea,
  and minor details that support the major details
  clear, smooth, and easy to follow.
• Practice (p 250-251)

5
The Time Order Pattern

• Shows a chain of events
• Often occur in chronological order
• Narration (author tells you chain of events)
• Process (author gives steps, stages, or
  directions)
• Transitions after, afterward, as, before,
  currently, during, eventually, finally, first,
  last, later, meanwhile, next, now, often,
  previously, second, since, soon, then,
  ultimately, until, when, and while
• Practice (p. 258-259)

6
The Space Order Pattern

• Author describes person, place or thing based on
  its location or the way it is arranged in space
• Often uses descriptive details (visualize it)
• Transitions above, across, adjacent, around, at
  the bottom/side/top, back, behind, below,
  beneath, beside, beyond, by, center, close to ,
  down, far away, farther, front, here, in, inside,
  left, middle, nearby, next to, on, outside, over,
  right, there, under, underneath, within
• Practice (p. 260)

7
The Listing Pattern

• Author lists a series or set of reasons, details,
  or points
• Changing the order of the details does NOT change
  their meaning
• Transitions also, and, another, besides, final,
  finally, first, first of all, for one thing,
  furthermore, in addition, last, last of all,
  moreover, next, one, second, third
• Practice (p. 264-265)

8
The Classification Pattern

• Author uses to sort ideas into smaller groups
  (subgroups) and describe traits of each group
• Transitions are coupled with words that indicate
  classes or groups type, kind, group, class,
  categories
• Transitions another, first, order, traits,
  second, characteristics
• Practice (p. 266-267)
• Review (p. 275-277)