Assignment Due Date

Please post the three paragraphs which have been revised to the class blog no later than May 1, 2011. Thank You

Transition Signals: Show Differences

However, ...
In contrast, ...
Instead, ...
On the contrary, ..
On the other hand, ...
Rather, ...


instead of...

Transition Signals: Show Similarities

Likewise, ...
Similarly, ....
Also, ....


and
both .... and ....
not only .... but also ....
neither .... nor ....


alike, like, just like 
as, just as
as well
as well as
compared with or to
in comparison with or to
to be similar (to)
too

Transition Signals: Add a Conclusion

All in all, ...
In brief, ....
In short, ...
To conclude, ....
To summarize, ....
In conclusion, ...
In summary, ...
For these reasons, ..

Transition Signals: Give a Result

Accordingly, ....
As a consequence, ..


As a result, ...
Consequently, ...
For these reasons, ....
Hence, ....
Therefore, ....
Thus, ....


so


the cause of ...
the reason for ...
to cause ..
to result (in) ..
to have an effect on ...
to affect ....

Transition Signals: Give a Reason

For this reason, ....


for ...


because  ....


as a result of ..
because of ...
due to ...

Transition Signals: Express an Opinion

According to...
In my opinion, ...
In my view, ...


to believe (that) ...
to feel (that) ....
to think (that) ....

Transition Signals: Give an Example

For example,
For instance,


such as .... 
an example of .... 
to exemplify ...

Transition Signals: Give Another Possibility

Alternatively,
On the other hand,
Otherwise,


Or
Either .... or ....
Whether ....  or ....

Transition Signals: Make a Stronger Statement

Indeed,
In fact,

Transition Signals: Explain or Restate an Idea

In other words,
In particular,
More specifically,
That is,

Transition Signals: to Add an Opposite Idea

However,
On the one hand,
On the other hand,
Nevertheless,
Nonetheless,
Still,


but 
yet


although
even though
though


Despite
In spite of

Transition Signals: Add a Similar or Equal Idea

Also,
Besides,
Furthermore,
In addition, 
Moreover,
too
as well


and
both ..... and ....
not only .... but also .....


another ......
a second ....
an additional ...
a final ...
 as well as ...

Transition Signals: Order of Importance

Here are some transition signals to make your paragraph more coherent.

TO LIST IDEAS IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE

First,

First of all,

First and foremost,

Second,

More importantly,

More significantly,

Above all,

Most of all,

the first (factor) is...

an additional ...

another ...

a more important (one) is ...

the most important (one) is ...

the best/the worst ....

Transition Signals: Order of Time

Here are some transition signals to make your paragraph more coherent.

TO LIST IDEAS IN ORDER OF TIME

First,

First of all,

Second,

Third,

Next,

Then,

After that,

Meanwhile,

In the same time,

Finally,

Last,

Last of all,

Subsequently,

before

after

until

when

while

as soon as

since

The first (factor) is ...

The second (one) is ...

Another ...

The last ...

The final ...

Scoring for Writing Assignment

SCORING FOR WRITING-II ASSIGNMENT

No	Element	Detail	Score
1	Paragraph format	Appropriate	1
		Not appropriate	0
2	Topic sentence	At the beginning	1
3	Topic	Explicitly stated	1
4	Controlling idea	Appropriate	2
		Rather specific/general	1
		Too specific/too general	0
5	Writer’s attitude	Consistent	1
		Inconsistent	0
6	Supporting sentence
	a. Unity	100% in unity	4
		75% in unity	3
		50% in unity	2
		25% in unity	1
		0% in unity	0
	b. Coherent	100% coherent	4
		75% coherent	3
		50% coherent	2
		25% coherent	1
		0% coherent	0
7	Concluding sentence
		Clear transition signal	1
		Unclear transition signal	0
		Writer’s comment	1
		In unity with the content	1
		Not in unity with the content	0
8	Sentence variety	All 4 types	4
		3 types	3
		2 types	2
		1 type	1
ERROR
9	Punctuation	0	5
		1	4
		2	3
		3	2
		4	1
		5	0
10	Capitalization	0	5
		1	4
		2	3
		3	2
		4	1
		5	0
11	Spelling	0	5
		1	4
		2	3
		3	2
		4	1
		5	0
12	Grammar	0	5
		1	4
		2	3
		3	2
		4	1
		5	0
13	Diction	0	5
		1	4
		2	3
		3	2
		4	1
		5	0
EXTRA
14	Number of sentences	Not more than 10 sentences	1
15		On-time submission	1
16		Authenticity	1
17		Blog posting	1
		More than 10 sentences	-1
		General statement before TS	-1
		Late submission	-5