Writer’sCraftTransitionsGoodwritersusetransitionsbetweenparagraphstoconnecttheirideas.Transitionwordsandphrasessuchasfirst,next,finally,andasaresulthelpyourwritingflowmoresmoothly.AComparisonofTwoStoryCharactersbyPearlN.Eventhoughthecharactersseemdifferent,Wesley,themaincharacterinWeslandia,issimilartothegrandfatherinTheUnbreakableCode.Wesleyisacreativepersonwhodoesn'tfeellikehefitsinwithkidshisownage.Similarly,asayoungboy,thegrandfatherfeltthathedidnotfitinatboardingschool.BothWesleyandthegrandfatherseemhappiestwhentheyarepursuingtheirowngoals.Asaresult,Wesleychangeshislifebycreatinghisowncivilization.ThegrandfatherchangeshislifebyjoiningtheMarines.Intheirownways,eachofthemmadebravechoices.Finally,languageisimportanttobothWesleyandthegrandfather.Wesleycreatesanewalphabet,andthegrandfatherusestheNavajolanguagetoaffecthistory.WriteAboutTwoCharacters�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������FCAT602WritingTransitionsREADTHESTUDENTMODELReadthebookmarkabouttransitions.Explainthatwritershelpreadersunderstandideasbyconnectingthemwithtransitionalwordsandphrases.Pointoutthetransitionalwordsandphrasesthatbeginthefirsttwoparagraphsinthemainselectiononpage587.ThenhavetheclassreadPearlN.’sessayandthecallouts.Tellstudentstheywillwriteessaysthatcompareandcontrasttwostorycharacters.Intheiressays,studentswillusetransitionstoconnectparagraphs.FeaturesofaCompare-and-ContrastEssayInacompare-and-contrastessay,thewriteridentifiesanddiscussessimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweentopics.�Writingthatcomparesdescribeshowtwothings,ideas,characters,orpeoplearealike;writingthatcontrastsdescribestheirdifferences.�Itusescluewordssuchassimilarlyorbothtosignalcomparisonsandbutorincontrasttosignalcontrasts.�Eachparagraphisindente...
