1. 1. Transitions By: Richard Gunn and Carmelo Bono
2. 2. Learning Goals We will learn what it means to transition between sentences. We will learn techniques for teaching this aspect of grammar to a class.
3. 3. Transition to the say what? Transitioning between sentences Certain words and phrases can be used to create movement between ideas through the sentences of a text. This can be done smoothly without breaking the stream of thought, if used correctly. Transitions can also be used to improve organization of a dense work
4. 4. Transitions in the Classroom To help give you a rough idea of what transitions do, think of in a classroom setting; a teacher is trying to switch between topics; going from History to English or from dealing with a distraction to moving back into the course material. Switching between ideas or topics without a transition will often to lose readers or students if they are not eased into the new topic or idea
5. 5. Transitions Rap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m894gzYQ
6. 6. Where can I use Transitions? Addition Consequence Contrast and comparison Direction Diversion Emphasis Exception Exemplifying Generalizing Illustration Similarity Restatement Sequence Summarizing
7. 7. Example of How work Sounds Without Transitions This is a sample question I came across in a personal favourite tool of mine in the classroom Mindtrap (riddle and puzzled based game).
8. 8. While playing with a metal washer shaped like a ring, Scheming Suzie accidentally pushed it on her finger too far and couldnt get it off. Trying to remove it using soap and water didnt work. The Hospital sent her to a service station thinking they could cut the metal. Unfortunately, the ring was made with a specially hardened steel so it couldnt be cut. Just then Professor Quantum arrived on the scene and suggested and easy way to remove the washer in just a few minutes. What was his solution?
9. 9. What are you asking of me teacher? Looking at that last problem you had to read it at least twice, if not then extremely slowly to make sure you understood what it was that was being asked of you. A lot of word problems in math try to incorporate questions like this that seem to confuse more than strengthen the language skills of students completing them.
10. 10. What are you asking of me teacher? Looking at that last problem you had to read it at least twice, if not then extremely slowly to make sure you understood what it was that was being asked of you. A lot of word problems in math try to incorporate questions like this that seem to confuse more than strengthen the language skills of students completing them.