{"id":248,"date":"2015-12-15T17:22:50","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T17:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/unccwrc\/?p=248"},"modified":"2017-03-06T21:38:45","modified_gmt":"2017-03-06T21:38:45","slug":"transitioning-into-winter-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/unccwrc\/blog\/2015\/12\/15\/transitioning-into-winter-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Transitioning Into Winter Break"},"content":{"rendered":"

What do you do at the end of the road? You\u2019ve walked just as far as you can go, the earth stopping at your feet, the horizon stretching across your view. Across the way you see land\u2013 the next stop on your adventure. Only problem is, how do you get from here to there, logically and safely? Enter the bridge, a timeless tool that has helped people get from place to place. Transitions in writing are like your bridges, and\u00a0at the Writing Resources Center we’ll\u00a0help you build them piece by piece.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d like to think of transitions such as however<\/strong>, additionally<\/strong>, furthermore<\/strong>, nonetheless<\/strong>, and on the contrary<\/strong> to be simple, yet effective ways that bridge one idea to another. So often in writing there are ideas worth inserting in a paper, but not as many ways to make these ideas correlate. You don\u2019t want your thoughts to sound choppy, but sometimes run-ons feel unavoidable. There’s a fine line we, as writers, must walk in order to achieve this textual fullness and cohesiveness professors expect.<\/p>\n

At the WRC we encounter this more often than not, and clients can easily become frustrated. There is no cause to be discouraged, however, because\u00a0there are many ways\u00a0the tutors here can\u00a0help you build the foundation of these bridges. When looking at points you\u2019ve made throughout your paper, we look for a thread of commonality. If there\u2019s any way you can relate one point to another, we will help\u00a0you build your transition around that \u2013 leading to a logical and cohesive transition between ideas.<\/p>\n

\"stand01\"<\/a><\/p>\n

A major problem many people encounter is making their ideas flow together. You have your main points, the main things you want to say, but no way to connect them. When incorporating transitions into your paper, whether they be at the end of a paragraph, the start of a new one, or even somewhere in-between to connect ideas, they provide an avenue for everything to come together: bridge from place to place, idea to idea.<\/p>\n

The WRC, as well as writing centers across the country, utilize various resources that help writers grasp and apply effective transitions into their papers.<\/p>\n