SIGNAL

WORDS
SEQUENCE
MARKER
A CERTAIN GROUP OF ITEMS,
MAINLY ADVERBS AND
PREPOSITION PHRASES, THAT
LINK SENTENCES TOGETHER
INTO A LARGER UNIT OF
DISCOURSE.
SEQUENCE MARKERS CAN
SIGNAL HOW TO INTERPRET
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
SENTENCES IN A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT WAYS.
USES
1. THEY CAN INDICATE
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, OR
ORDER OF IMPORTANCE (E.G.
FIRST ... SECONDLY ... THIRDLY;
TO BEGIN WITH .... NEXT ... TO
CONCLUDE).
Reasons Not To Fly
FIRST, I PREFER THE TRAIN BECAUSE I
CAN SEE THE LANDSCAPE. SECONDLY,
I HAVE CONTROL OVER MY LUGGAGE,
AND THIRDLY, IT IS BETTER FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT.
2. THEY CAN ADD TO OR
REINFORCE WHAT HAS
ALREADY BEEN SAID (E.G.
FURTHERMORE; IN ADDITION;
WHAT IS MORE…).
FURTHERMORE
• He was cold and tired, and, furthermore, he
was hungry.
• Furthermore, in North Carolina the governor
has no veto power.
• This house is on the best street in the
neighborhood; furthermore, it has easy
access to the highway.
IN ADDITION
• In addition, all her planning and tenacity
were paying off.
• In addition to the assistance from the
renters, the money finally gave her an
income of her own, and the token
independence that went with it.
WHAT IS MORE
- What's more is an expression that's used
when you want to emphasize that the
next action or fact is more or as
important as the one mentioned.
• War doesn't bring peace; what's more, it
brings more chaos.
3. THEY CAN INDICATE
THAT TWO PROPOSITIONS
HAVE EQUAL STATUS
(LIKEWISE; SIMILARLY).
4. THEY CAN INDICATE CAUSE-
RESULT RELATIONSHIPS (E.G.
CONSEQUENTLY; SO; AS A
RESULT).
5. THEY CAN INDICATE THAT A
GIVEN PROPOSITION
CONTRADICTS AN EARLIER ONE
(E.G. ON THE CONTRARY; ON
THE OTHER HAND.
6. THEY CAN INDICATE
CONCESSION (E.G.
NEVERTHELESS; IN ANY CASE;
FOR ALL THAT).
USE AT LEAST THREE SEQUENCE MARKERS
WRITE A TWO PARAGRAPH ESSAY

• Choose five symbols or objects that represent

you. Why did you choose these things?
• Write about a time when you made a sacrifice for
someone else.
• Have you ever given something important away?
• Do you act differently online than in real life?
• What is something that you believe in strongly?
 GROUP ACTIVITY:
USE THE SEQUENCE
MARKERS
PROCEDURE:
WORK WITH YOUR GROUP.
EVERYONE MUST GIVE AT
LEAST ONE EXAMPLE SENTENCE
USING ANY OF THE SEQUENCE
MARKERS.
GIVE 5 SEQUENCE MARKERS.
FILL UP THE TABLE AS
FOLLOWS WITH THE
SEQUENCE MARKERS THE
GROUP WILL COME UP WITH.
REPORT THE WORK
IN CLASS.
RUBRIC:
ACCURACY: 15
PRESENTATION: 5
TOTAL: 20