Moon day

When the bell rings, write out the Robert Frost poem that you 















NOW we will work on transition sentences so that you can expand and strengthen the paragraph that you wrote on the Robert Frost poem by adding three transition sentences. Type the final paragraph and staple your original to the back. Due tomorrow, 20 points
TRANSITION SENTENCES:
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

Today we will practice writing good transition sentences as we work together to write an argument that Alexander T. Wolf should not be held responsible for the deaths of the three little pigs.. We will listen to "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" and
ASSIGNMENT: Pretend you are the criminal defense attorney for Alexander T. Wolf (The True Story of the Three Little Pigs) and write seven transitional sentences arguing his case--one sentence for each of the following categories:
Agreement
Pick one of the following and write your own sentence (repeat for each heading):
as a matter of fact
in the light of the fact that 
to say nothing of
similarly
Adding to what's been said
Pick one of the following and write your own sentence (repeat for each heading):
moreover
of course
likewise
not only ... but also
in addition
Contradiction
Pick one of the following and write your sentence:
although it may be true that . . .
Despite the fact that 

of course ..., but

on the other hand

Cause/effect; consequence
Pick one of the following and write your sentence:
in order to fully understand ...

by the same token

since

given that

consequently

therefore

Example
Pick one of the following and write your sentence:

It is important to realize

because (yes, you can start a sentence with "because")

The most compelling evidence

To put it another way

in other words

Effect; Result

Pick one of the following and write your sentence:

under those circumstances

consequently

therefore

for this reason

Conclusion
Pick one of the following and write your sentence:

in either case

in the final analysis

usually

in essence

given these points

HOMEWORK (20 points): Type your Robert Frost analysis paragraph, adding three sentences of elaboration using three different examples of the wording from our transitional sentences exercise today.