61 Formal Discourse Marker List

Discourse markers list with 61 discourse markers and linkers to help students write and improve structural features in GCSE English.

This discourse marker cheat sheet can be used as a classroom poster for connectives, as part of a discourse markers lesson activity or as student revision sheet for discourse markers and connectors.

The free handout features recognisable, simple discourse markers that are differentiated for varying abilities of students to easily integrate for structure improvement and essay writing improvement.

• discourse markers to show similarity
• discourse markers for arguments
• discourse markers for academic writing
• discourse markers for contrast
• discourse markers for conclusion
• discourse markers for comparison
• discourse markers for cause and effect
• discourse markers to express time
• discourse markers to clarify
• discourse markers for addition

Aimed at students studying Key Stage 3 or GCSE English Language and Literature but relevant for all subjects where essay writing is required.

Relevant for all exam boards as relates to GCSE National Curriculum English Language A04/A05 and English Literature A04 .

This list can also supports students to recognise discourse markers for use in reading analysis during reading assessment papers.

Ideas for use in classroom

• A focus (use discourse markers in a piece of writing)
• An extension task for homework for early finishers (ask students to add 3-5 discourse markers into their work)
• Spelling task
• Presentation aid to support students writing formal presentations.
• Revision support

Download includes one, one-page colour PDF printable file.