![]() ![]() Transitions cannot substitute for good organization, but they can make your organization clearer and easier to follow. The organization of your written work includes two elements: (1) the order in which you have chosen to present the different parts of your discussion or argument, and (2) the relationships you construct between these parts. For help in this area (and a more thorough explanation of the “reverse outlining” technique described in the previous paragraph), please see the Writing Center’s handout on organization. If after doing this exercise you find that you still have difficulty linking your ideas together in a coherent fashion, your problem may not be with transitions but with organization. This exercise should help you to see the order of and connection between your ideas more clearly. In the margins of your draft, summarize in a word or short phrase what each paragraph is about or how it fits into your analysis as a whole. Since the clarity and effectiveness of your transitions will depend greatly on how well you have organized your paper, you may want to evaluate your paper’s organization before you work on transitions.
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