Informational Writing Transitional Phrases

Citing an expert According to . . . Accordingly, Consequently, Indeed, Ex: According to the Journal of Copycats, the research suggests, students often struggle with citing experts in middle school, (Jones, 2012).

Discussing Multiple Pieces of Evidence Additionally, Also, In addition to . . . Furthermore, Likewise, Moreover, Ex: In addition to the research conducted by Dr. Jones, other studies have found that students often copy and paste rather paraphrase and cite the real author (Smith, 2012).

Comparing Similar Pieces of Evidence Comparatively, Equally . . . In comparison, Similarly, Ex: Equally disturbing, students polled in the same study believed that plagiarism wasnt that big of a deal,(Smith, 2012).

Refuting Opponent/Counter-argument Conversely, However, In contrast, Nevertheless, Nonetheless, Subsequently, Ex: Nevertheless, the real issue isnt the fact that students are plagiarizing. Rather, the real issue is the fact that teachers are letting their students get away with plagiarizing.

Finishing your thoughts In sum, In all, Hence, Indeed, Thus, Therefore, Ex: In all, students need to learn how to cite reliable sources in their writing because expert quotes help to substantiate their ideas.

**PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR CONVENTIONS SECTION**