Transitions and Topic Sentences Tutorial

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New Terms:

Transitions: Work as glue to make your thoughts coherent and organized. Clarifies the relationship between thoughts and ideas for your readers. There are transitional words, expressions, and sentences.

Topic Sentence: Usually the first sentence in each body paragraph. Gives the main point the paragraph is going to make.