Retelling Checklist for Fiction



Transition Words

|PURPOSE |EXAMPLE OF TRANSITION WORDS |

|Time/sequence |first, second, third, before, during, after, today, tomorrow, |

|(the order in which |yesterday, until, next, then, as soon as, finally, afterward, |

|something happens) |earlier, meanwhile, now, since, soon, then |

|Show place |adjacent to, here, on the opposite side, beyond, nearby, opposite to|

|Compare/Contrast |however, but, although, on the other hand, similarly, even though, |

|(show differences) |still, though, yet, also, likewise, similarly |

|Conclude, summarize, or |finally, in conclusion, therefore, in other words |

|emphasize a point | |

|(the end of the writing is coming) | |

|Add information |first, also, and, besides, in addition, for example, next, finally |

|Example or illustration |specifically, for example, in fact, of course, to illustrate, for |

| |instance |

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