Last Friday, we constructed a theme based paragraph using transition words such as "for example, and likewise" to convey specific examples to support an interpretation. . Today, using transition words such as ," first ,next ,then, after, before, finally, later" etc, ,we worked on constructing a chronology passage summarizing a chapter from the novel. After I generated an initial topic sentence, Kaitlin drafted a chapter summary employing these (and other) cohesion techniques. As she drafted, we further focused on tense consistency, spelling, and concise word choice. At the end of the session,Kaitlin had created a strong chronological cohesive summary applying the class instruction .