Organizing your paper—for the reader’s sake. Transitions.

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Organizing your paper—for the reader’s sake. Transitions

Sometimes, I see papers organized like these…

But they’re much stronger like this…Several major ideas, one surrounding, unifying theme. This page, Painting: Mark Rothko, No. 15. Last page, Paintings, Mark Rothko, Untitled (right) and No. 3/No. 13 (left)

And this…Two major blocks, one primary color. Painting: Mark Rothko, “White Over Red”

Or blended with the major theme apparent throughout. Photo: Thomas Laupstad, “Sunset at 1:30 AM.” Found at

Seamless, but progressing. Image found at

What model does your paper follow? Using your colored pencils or markers, make each topic of your paper a color and underline each sentence with an appropriate color: what do you see? 1.Jumble of colors. 2.One color. 3.Three colors with one surrounding color. 4.Two colors, one dominant. 5.Something else? What happens if you re-imagine each color as a paragraph? How would the colors best be arranged?

Connecting the Colors: Transitions. Similarity: also, in the same way, just as... so too, likewise, similarly Exception/Contrast: but, however, in spite of, on the one hand... on the other hand, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, in contrast, on the contrary, still, yet Sequence/Order: first, second, third,... next, then, finally Time: after, afterward, at last, before, currently, during, earlier, immediately, later, meanwhile, now, recently, simultaneously, subsequently, then Example: for example, for instance, namely, specifically, to illustrate Similarity: also, in the same way, just as... so too, likewise, similarly Exception/Contrast: but, however, in spite of, on the one hand... on the other hand, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, in contrast, on the contrary, still, yet Sequence/Order: first, second, third,... next, then, finally Time: after, afterward, at last, before, currently, during, earlier, immediately, later, meanwhile, now, recently, simultaneously, subsequently, then Example: for example, for instance, namely, specifically, to illustrate

More Transitions. Emphasis: even, indeed, in fact, of course, truly Place/Position: above, adjacent, below, beyond, here, in front, in back, nearby, there Cause and Effect: accordingly, consequently, hence, so, therefore, thus Additional Support or Evidence: additionally, again, also, and, as well, besides, equally important, further, furthermore, in addition, moreover, then Conclusion/Summary: finally, in a word, in brief, briefly, in conclusion, in the end, in the final analysis, on the whole, thus, to conclude, to summarize, in sum, to sum up, in summary Emphasis: even, indeed, in fact, of course, truly Place/Position: above, adjacent, below, beyond, here, in front, in back, nearby, there Cause and Effect: accordingly, consequently, hence, so, therefore, thus Additional Support or Evidence: additionally, again, also, and, as well, besides, equally important, further, furthermore, in addition, moreover, then Conclusion/Summary: finally, in a word, in brief, briefly, in conclusion, in the end, in the final analysis, on the whole, thus, to conclude, to summarize, in sum, to sum up, in summary