Narrative (Timeline) Transitions

 TransitionsFor ADDING IDEAS:also another in fact equally important moreoverfurthermore additionally indeed in addition For MAKING A CONTRAST:however nevertheless although conversely on the contrary notwithstanding even though all the same on the other hand by contrast nonethelessFor COMPARING:likewise equally along the same linessimilarly in comparison in the same wayFor CITING AN EXAMPLE:for example in other words in factfor instance specifically after allas an illustration consider For SHOWING RESULTS:accordingly hence consequentlyas a result thus thereforeFor REINFORCING AN IDEA:especially important above all most noteworthyespecially relevant a significant factor most of all For ELABORATING (expanding upon a point):actually by extension to put it another wayto put it bluntly in shortto put it succinctlyin other words ultimatelybasicallyFor CONCEDING A POINT:admittedly of course although it is true thatnaturally granted to be sureFor CONCLUDING:clearly hence consequentlyobviously therefore thusin short all in allNarrative (Timeline) TransitionsHelpful Transitional ExpressionsTransitional expressions can help tie ideas together and show relationships. They also reveal organization patterns to help your reader follow along.Try out a few in your paper. Be sure that any transition you use makes logical sense. Time Transitions & Phrasesbeforemeanwhileafterwardat the same timeto begin withsubsequentlypreviouslyat lastat presentbrieflycurrentlyat that timein the meantimeeventuallyfinally graduallyimmediatelyin the futurethennowlatersuddenlyearlierformerlyshortlyuntil nowin the pastTransitions show that the action is changing; for example, when the character(s) moves to a new place, to connect the events in a story. A month laterAfter the confrontationAfter dinnerAfterwardsAs the moon came outAs the rain stoppedAt the same timeAt one o'clockAt school the next dayAt the appointmentAt the same timeAt the summer solsticeBy noonBy the time thatFor three daysIn the morningIn the second yearIt took two weeks toLater that afternoonMeanwhileOn the way toOn the first day of schoolThat nightThe next meetingThe next morningThe next weekTwo weeks laterWeeks passedWhen dinner was overWhen it was time for the dateWhen the moon came upWhen the police arrivedWhen the rain stoppedWhen they got backWhen they saw the placeWhen we reached the locationWe can incorporate these transitions into narrative:In action: She spent an hour picking out her dress and two hours in front of the mirror, and when it was time for the date, she was ready to make the boy swallow his tongue.In description: When it was time for the date, she was dressed in black to match her mood. The moon hung low and shrouded in cloud, and the city streets had an eerie sense of waiting. In dialogue: "I can't believe it's almost time for the date. How has it been three days already?"In exposition: When it was time for the date, she had been waiting at the bar so long, she knew the name of the bartender and the life story of all his kids.In introspection: I glanced at my watch and confirmed my suspicion. I'd slept too long and now I was two hours late for my date. In recollection: Sitting at Rita's later, I swiveled around in my chair and searched through my pockets again for the business card he had given me, the one where I'd scrawled the time for our so-called date on the back. It was still nowhere to be found, but I was sure I had gotten the time right. I remembered exactly how he had sounded, halfway to breathless, when he said, "Seven o'clock at Rita's, sweetcheeks, and don't be late." In sensory detail: The sun beat down mercilessly for the next four hours, and by the time she should have been getting ready for her date, Jemma's skin stretched too tight over her bones and her lips were cracked.In summary: Three days of the usual, impossible boredom went by full of school, and studying, and the drama queen text messages full of who was hot for Ally and which cretin on the football team was caught with Paige. When it was time for my date with Alden, I was ready for some drama of my own.You can also ease in and out by reusing a word, object, or concept that appears in the previous sentence or paragraph in the beginning of the next paragraph.She raced through the empty street, the slap of her footsteps on the asphalt echoing off the darkened buildings reminding her that she was too alone and vulnerable.But she was used to being alone. Even in the foster homes surrounded by other unwanted kids, misfits and miscreants most of them, she had been alone, and all too often she had needed to run from someone. It had made her fast. ................
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