Good Hints for a Good Essay

Transitional Devices
Transitional devices , also called conjunctive adverbs or adverbial conjunctions, help you in organizing your ideas when writing and presenting them in a more effective way in order to catch the readers attention.

Addition

Here is a chart of the transitional devices (also called conjunctive adverbs or adverbial conjunctions) accompanied with a simplified definition of function Example or illustration
again, also, and, and then, besides, equally important, finally, first, further, furthermore, in addition, in the first place, last, moreover, next, second, still after all, as an illustration, even, for example, for instance, in conclusion, indeed, in fact, in other words, in short, it is true, of course, namely, specifically, that is, to illustrate, thus, truly all in all, altogether, as has been said, finally, in brief, in conclusion, in other words, in particular, in short, in simpler terms, in summary, on the whole, that is, therefore, to put it differently, to summarize

Comparison

Concession Contrast

also, in the same way, likewise, similarly

granted, naturally, of course

Summary/ Conclusion

although, and yet, at the same time, but at the same time, despite that, Time sequence even so, even though, for all that, after a while, afterward, again, also, and however, in contrast, in spite of, then, as long as, at last, at length, at that instead, nevertheless, notwithstanding, time, before, besides, earlier, eventually, on the contrary, on the other hand, finally, formerly, further, furthermore, in otherwise, regardless, still, though, yet addition, in the first place, in the past, last,
certainly, indeed, in fact, of course
lately, meanwhile, moreover, next, now, presently, second, shortly, simultaneously, since, so far, soon, still, subsequently, then, thereafter, too, until, until now, when

Emphasis

A word of caution:
Do not interlace
merely

your

text

with
you

transitional
know these

expressions

because

devices connect ideas.

 They must appear, naturally, where they belong, or they'll stick like a fishbone in your reader's craw. (For that same reason, there is no point in trying to memorize this vast list.)

 On the other hand, if you can read your entire essay and discover none of these transitional devices, then you must wonder what, if anything, is holding your ideas together. Practice by inserting a tentative however, nevertheless, consequently

 Reread the essay later to see if these words provide the glue you needed at those points.

Now My Essay:
Modern technology and Human Communication

WRITING THE INTRODUCTION

The introductory paragraphs tell the reader what the composition is going to be about, and they try to arouse the curiosity of the reader, so that he will read the rest of it.

Use P-O-W-E-R: P-plan, Oorganize and Wwrite E-edit and R-revise.

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You can ask a question You can state an interesting fact You can repeat an interesting quotation

Communication is an essential part of the

human

experience.

However,

as

humanity

evolves, technology is evolving with it, and impacting the way the communicative aspect of our lives functions. The effects of modern technology on how we communicate with one another are vast and varied, with both negative

and positive impacts for our business and personal lives.

WRITING THE BODY OF THE COMPOSITION

The body of the paragraph delivers what the
introduction promises the readers. several idea. paragraphs that focus It is made up of on one main

Also, every single one of the paragraphs has

related details that expand the main idea of that particular paragraph. The body of the composition must have coherence, which means, each

paragraph

should

move

smoothly

from

one

paragraph to the next.

In

many

cases,

time

is

of

the

essence

in

communication.

Fortunately,

communication

technologies allow you to pass along messages at

lightning speed. This makes it easier to prevent major mistakes because of distance. Furthermore, everyone can be in sync at once.

Modern technology is , also, increasing accessibility for communication. Expanding telephone and internet coverage is allowing individuals from the most remote and rural areas to interact with one another. This is not only expanding experience bases, but it is allowing people work from nearly anywhere. This technology is creating possibilities for communication that never existed before.

 With this increased access to knowledge also comes a

probable loss of communication skills and interactive abilities between students and teacher, and students to peers. These skills are not as necessary in a classroom of computers, where individuality is a

component of learning and it is encouraged. Aside

from learning, conflict resolution and socialization used to be two prominent reasons children came to school. The emphasis now has shifted away from these areas.

When you use technology to communicate your ideas such as text or email, there's no vocal tone and you can't see facial expressions. As such, it is easy to misread a message that is intended to be sarcastic or not understand the severity of a situation. This can lead to major misunderstandings.

And finally the conclusion

The conclusion should accomplish one of the
It may summarize what the whole It could also be a short following: composition is about.

sentence that shows the readers, "That's it folks!" Finally, it could also repeat the introduction in a different way, to show that the composition has gone the full circle.

Communication is, for sure, as necessary for human beings

to function as water, air or shelter. We are social animals, and without communicating our messages clearly, we may not get what we need to survive. The needed thing could be money, advice or just emotional support. But the various ways of communication still have their positive and negative aspects. Thus, its in our hands to find the right

balance.

Thats it folks