74 / Methods of Development
-^ Transitions help the reader move from sentence to sentence and from
paragraph to paragraph. Specific transitions include the repetition of words
such as animals, cave dwellers, and the pronouns that refer to them such as
they, these, and those. Other transitions include words and phrases such as thus,
however, greater interest, but, inside, outside, for instance, over the centuries, so,
as a result, and while.
-^ The use of technical terms is appropriate to the scientific subject matter and
the audience.
-^ Numbers appear in Arabic rather than word form, a typical treatment in a
scientific paper. Some formal papers may include both words and numerals to
eliminate any possible misreading.
-^ The sentences vary both in length and structure.
-^ As a conclusion, the final paragraph restates the main idea and indicates its
importance to the subject matter.
The paper for science meets the general requirements for a good classification paper.
Its suitability for the science class is obvious.