https://www.youtube.com/w atch?

v=DvCJf1-xwAU

Playing this weekend

Gentry Auditorium Friday 7:00 p.m . Saturday: Matinee 2:00 p.m. Evening 7:00 p.m.
Students take notes while viewing teaser.

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Did you notice what notable prize this play won? This is a popular and oft performed production. Have you ever seen it before? Do you know anyone in the cast?

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Discourse markers make a connection from one idea to another, enabling us to reach our destination:

READING and WRITING FLUENCY

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For this reason, they are sometimes called: LINKING WORDS

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adverbs
short adverb phrases

prepositional phrases
short clauses

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The Position Initial Initial

The Link Although First

The Idea Contrast Order

Initial
Initial/final
Clause Heading

Generally
Furthermore/too Because Behold/only In conclusion

Generalizing
Add Cause Focus Attention Rounding Off

Initial/within Initial

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Look for the comma

Following preceding
or none

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Part 2 Building

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Contrast Causal relationship Compare Consequence Confirm Continuity Commonality Accent Restate Recap Conclude

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Contrast
The Position
Usually comes at the beginning of the second sentence (S) or paragraph (P) that contradicts the first S or P.

The Link
However
It was raining. However, Joe wasnt wearing a coat.

Part of Speech
Adverb or Adverbial Phrase Preposition

Joins two contrasting ideas in the same S.

In spite of/despite
In spite of/Despite the rain, Joe wasnt wearing a coat.

Although
Joins two contrasting ideas in the same S. Joe wasnt wearing a coat, although it was raining.

Conjunction

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Compare
The Position
Initial or within

The Link
In the same way
The second video showed tigers hunting, in the same way that the first one showed lions.

Part of Speech
Adverbial phrase

Initial or within

While
While the first video showed tigers hunting, the second showed lions.

Conjunction (clausal)

Initial to connect P

(previous P about tiger video) Similarly, the second video showed lions on the hunt.

Similarly

Adverb

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Cause
The Position
Etc. If I ever use this to teach, I will finish writing an explanation of each type.

The Link

Part of Speech

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Consequence
The Position The Link Part of Speech

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Confirm
The Position The Link Part of Speech

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Continuitygives order
The Position The Link Part of Speech

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Commonality
The Position The Link Part of Speech

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Accent
The Position The Link Part of Speech

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Restate
The Position The Link Part of Speech

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Recap
The Position The Link Part of Speech

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Conclude
The Position The Link Part of Speech

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25_n-Zvz6kI

The absolute final draft

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Part 3

Writing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk VF6PiHEt4

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Relationship with previous thought

Possible linguistic formula

Confirm an idea

a) A further example of this phenomenon can be seen in Foucault's work.

b) Jones (1999) further demonstrates this point in his most recent research.

Contrast ideas

a) Jones, meanwhile/on the other hand, expresses this notion as self- defense.'

b) This argument is not, however, accepted by all critics. For instance Smith (1999) holds that

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This

line of instruction would continue through the discourse markers presented in Lesson 2, providing review and stimulating thinking about the purpose the writer is trying to achieve by using a discourse markers.

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In writing your review, consider how discourse markers could:

Improve continuity by sequencing or giving order to your ideas?

Clarify your purpose by showing contrast, comparison, consequence, causal relationship or confirm through example? Engage the reader by showing commonality, or give accent to your view?
Indicate when your ideas restate, recap or begin to conclude?

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Remember, it can be tedious to read a piece of writing that has too many discourse markers. The brain has to process each thought connection. Too many can be overwhelming and make your writing can seem heavy.

Use discourse markers to achieve a light, flowing style, that connects the reader to a pleasurable experience.

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Now, write a review that will effectively connect the thoughts in your mind

to your readers mind.