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Monsters U and Transition Words (2)

Adapted from keywest / Monsters U and Transition Words

Use the following transition words to fill in the blanks below.

Transition Words
in order to - as a way to; as a means to
because - for the reason that; since
even though - although; in spite of
also - too; in addition

Passage:

"Mike, football time!"

"Sulley, what's up? I cannot play football now. get good grades, I need to study."

"Mike, I understand. But look at the situation this way. I don't study that hard, I am still getting decent grades. So just follow my lead, okay?"

"Sulley, I am not talking about getting a B-. I am talking about getting an A+. As in A+ for Academically-Awesome-And-Accredited. You are only getting good grades I am teaching you on the side. Here's the deal: I have got cool Math exercises to do on Edore. I have to learn 10 new words in Spanish. Give me 2 hours and I will join afterwards for football."

"Alright, alright. Mr. Academically-Awesome-And-Accredited, or whatever."

Aligned with Common Core:
W.3.1c, W.3.2c, W.3.3c - transition words
W.4.1c, W.4.2c, W.4.3c - transition words
W.5.1c, W.5.2c, W.5.3c - transition words

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Start with the easier ones first. Fill in "because" and "also", then do the rest.

Sandra Watson

English teacher, swim team coach, wife and mom ...

In the heat of their arguments, Mike and Sulley still manage to use the right transition words. Aligns with Common Core ELA W.[3-5].1c, W.[3-5].2c, and W.[3-5].3c (transition words).

common core ela writing monsters university transitions w.4.1c w.4.2c w.4.3c w.5.1c w.5.2c w.5.3c w.3.1c w.3.2c w.3.3c