Linking Ideas With Themes Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: W.4.2.C

Core Standard
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Students will learn to value a body of work based on where they place it in level of importance in their own minds. In order to do this well, students will have to begin to grasp the concept of thematic progressions. As they learn this systematic process they will be able to attribute works to certain levels or categories. The themes ultimately accumulate to make a main point or focus for the story. These worksheets will provide students will practice on the skill of identifying ideas within the story.

Linking Ideas With Themes Worksheets:

Turn Off The Television! – The links between watching TV and early deaths is explored here.

Linking Words – We give you transition words and ask you to use them in a sentence.

Fill In The Blanks – Is it this or that?

Using Transitions – We give you a ten question word bank activity.

Should Student Grade Their Teachers – Find the hidden conjunctions in the paragraph.

Connecting Words – Use a connecting word to fill in the blanks.

Using Transitions to Combine Sentences – The meaning must stay exactly the same.

Using Transition Words – Join each pair of sentences using the words given.

Identifying Transitions – Underline all the conjunctions that link ideas within the same sentence. Use a double underline for all of the connectives that link ideas between sentences and paragraphs.

Linking Sentences with Transitions – Create an original pair of sentences using the transitions provided.

Linking Ideas In Sentences – Choose the correct transition word for each sentence. Use each choice once.

Using Transition Words for Clarity – All the transition words have been removed. Read the passage. Then rewrite it below, combining sentences with transition words to link ideas.

Transition Words – Underline all the conjunctions that link ideas within the same sentence.

Two Types of Transitions – Conjunctions are words that link ideas together within the same sentence. Connectives are words that link ideas between different sentences and paragraphs.

Linking Ideas with Transitions – Transition words are used to link ideas within sentences, and sentences within paragraphs. Go get'em!

Using Transitions In Writing


Transition words enhance the understandability of a sentence. They are used to create a relationship between different parts of a sentence or paragraph. Here are some examples and uses of transition words.


Illustrations


Transition words are used to illustrate information for the readers. Such words act as a connection between the examples and text. These types of transition words are extremely helpful in informational and academic texts. Transition words that are used to indicate illustrations in the text are for example, thus, for instance, in particular, in other words, such as, and specifically.


Contrast


Many times in a sentence or paragraph, you will have to compare or contrast different things. In such times, transition words of contrast come in very handy. The transition words for contrasting include in contrary to, but, notwithstanding, however, on the other hand, whereas, nor, at the same, conversely, in contrast, in spite of, on the contrary, and or.


Addition


Sometimes a sentence might require you to put in some additional information in it. Such sentences use the transition words of addition. These words include in addition to, moreover, furthermore, and, besides, too, then, first, another, second, similarly, as a result, in fact, consequently, exactly, thus, therefore, for instance, otherwise, equally important, and as a result.


Time


Many sentences and paragraphs require you to mention a specific time that relates to the subject. You can use the transition words of time for that. These words include after, before, afterward, currently, then, next, once, at first, rarely, occasionally, sometimes, another, soon, at the same time, meanwhile, later, in order to, simultaneously, eventually, immediately, and generally.


Space


Sentences are all about giving the details. Space is such detail that is important to mention in a sentence. There are transition words that you can use to mention this element in the sentence without confusion. Such words include at the left, on the side, in the center, beneath, below, above, opposite, surrounding, at the bottom, at the front, in the distance, nearby, next to, under, across, adjacent, and across.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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