Transitions

When writing early drafts it is also common to write paragraphs on a particular aspect of a topic without worrying too much about how to order the paragraphs or how to link them. It is essential, however, that drafts be revised to tell your reader how one paragraph leads to another. For example, one paragraph might provide evidence for a claim made in another, or one paragraph might show a potential application of an idea from another.

As you review the paragraphs of your draft begin adding transition sentences, if you did not include them earlier. Typically transitions are best placed in the first or last sentence of the paragraph, so pay particular attention to these locations as you review your paragraphs.