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Signal WordsCause-EffectHow or why an event happened; what resulted from an eventAccordinglyAs a result ofBecauseBegins withConsequentlyDue toEffects ofFinallyFor this reasonHenceHowIf . . . thenIn order toIs caused byIt followsLeads/led toNextResulting fromSinceSo that<strong>The</strong>re<strong>for</strong>eThusWhen . . . thenWhetherAfterAfterwardAroundAs soon asAt lastBe<strong>for</strong>eBetweenDuringEventuallyEver sinceFinallyFirstChronological Order/Temporal Sequencing<strong>The</strong> order of events/steps in a processFollowingFormerlyImmediatelyIn front ofIn the middleInitiallyLastLaterMeanwhileNextNot long afterNowOn (date)PrecedingPreviouslySecondShortlySoon<strong>The</strong>nThirdTo begin withUntilWhenWhileCompare/ContrastHow two or more things are alike/differentAlthoughAndAs opposed toAs well asBetterBothButCompared withDespiteDifferent fromEitherEven thoughHoweverIn commonIn comparisonIn contrastIn the same wayInstead ofJust as/likeLessLikewiseMore thanNeverthelessOn the contraryOn the other handOppositeOtherwiseSameSimilar toSimilarlyStillWhereasYet(continued on the next page)<strong>The</strong> <strong>Reading</strong> Teacher’s <strong>Sourcebook</strong> 311

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