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ConnectivesL.O.: To be able to link ideas

using connectives in my writing.

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What areconnectives?

Connectives help to link your:

Ideas

Sentences

Paragraphs

Connectives are used between paragraphs orbetween sentences in order to show aconnection between one part of your writingand another.

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What types of

connectives are there? Comparison : Tomake comparisons or contrasts

Addition: To add to an idea

Announcing / Opinion: to express a result

Summary: To be able to summarise

Illustration: To be able to explain or illustrate

Cause and Effect : Arrange ideas in order, time orspace.

Restriction

Contrast / Balance: For discussion work

Persuasion

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To add to a pointAnd

Also

Furthermore

In additionToo

Again

What is more

Moreover

As well as

To expressCause and EffectConsequently

Thus

Hence

As a result

Because/as

Accordingly

Since

UntilWhenever

As long as

So

Examples of

Connectives

To PersuadeSurely

Obviously

Naturally

ClearlyCertainly

evidently

To emphasiseIn particular

Notably

More importantlyIndeed

In fact

Notably

specifically

To Express Time

SubsequentlyFirstly / secondly

Next / then

Once

At length

Eventually

MeanwhileSo far

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If used appropriately in yourwriting-you can help the reader of

your work move smoothly from onepoint to the next.

Look at your reading book whatexamples of connectives can yousee?

How are they used? Can you use them in a sentence or

discussion with confidence? Ask your teacher if you are stuck!

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Using Connectives As Signposts

Ice!

Lesson Objectives: 1. Explore the way connectives signpost readersthrough a text

2. Be able to use connectives in our own writing

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Explore the way connectives signpost readers through a text

OPPOSINGCONNECTIVE:

Introduces an oppositeargument.

however, although,nevertheless, on theother hand, incontrast, though,

alternatively, anyway,yet, in fact, even so,whereas

1. Re-read paragraph 2.

2. What possible counter-arguments could begiven to his/her argument that nothing has beendone to improve the town?

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Dear Editor,

I read with interest the letter from Anonymous

that claimed that ________________________________. I

would like to disagree with this person, for a number of

reasons

Be able to use connectives in our own writing

Imagine the anonymous letter was written about the area that youlive in. Write a letter of reply to your local newspaper, arguing that

your town is a great place to live.

To be successful I must:

Write in paragraphs so that I have a clear structure.

Use a range of connectives to signpost my readers through my points.

Include counter arguments to the points made in the anonymous letter.

TIME CONNECTIVE:

Shows the order ofyour points.

first, then, after,later, secondly,thirdly, finally, tobegin with, next,in sum, toconclude, in a

nutshell

OPPOSINGCONNECTIVE:

Introduces an oppositeargument.

however, although,nevertheless, on theother hand, incontrast, though,alternatively,

anyway, yet, in fact,even so, whereas

ADDINGCONNECTIVE:

Adds a further point.

also, too,similarly, inaddition, indeed,let alone,furthermore,moreover, likewise

RESULTCONNECTIVE:

Introduces a resultor solution.

therefore,consequently, asa result, so,then, because,since, as, for,

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Student copy of

letter