Writing & Language
What is a noun?
A person, Place, Thing, or Quality
What are the punctuation marks to indicate an ending to a sentence?
A Period, an Exclamation point and a Question mark
Country where Renaissance started.
Italy
What is the biggest continent in the world?
Africa
How many parts are there to an essay?
There are 5 parts to an essay equaling to 5 paragraphs
What is the job of an adverb?
An adverb modify's (describes) verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
What is the purpose of a Semicolon?
It is used to connect two complete sentences that are closely tied in meaning.
What is 9+10? (Hint: Do not give me the right answer)
21
What is another name for corn? (Hint: Pocahontas)
Maize
What is the first and last thing that goes into a body paragraph?
A hook sentence and transition sentence
What type(s) of sentences are these:
The book interesting.
Last night I ran to the store to pick up some juice to go with my chips and then I saw a man cross the street but he wasn't going into the store where I had just been.
Sentence fragment & Run-on Sentence
What does it mean when you have to many comma's in a sentence? What is an example?
You have a comma splice and you have too many subjects within one sentence. A run-on sentence
What is the last letter of the alphabet?
Z is the last letter of the alphabet
Who is the person that discovered/ created peanut butter? (Hint: The Proud Family)
George Washington Carver
What is a claim and where does it go in an essay?
A claim is what you are trying to prove and it goes in the introduction paragraph before the thesis.
How often can we use a preposition? What are some examples of prepositions?
We use prepositions to indicate a relationship between words or phrases. Examples would be of, into, behind, above etc.
What is the punctuatuion in this sentence and how are you to use it?
Jimmy -- a native of the area --expertly knew the local roads.
A dash punction and it is used interchangably with commas. If a phrase begins with a dash it has to end with a dash or period.
What is the first thing you are to do at the beginning of every class?
Sit down, put your phone away and prepare to share your black fact or quotes.
What is the longest running river in the world? (Hint:Prince of Egypt)
The Nile River
What type of essay would this be:
In the early 2000's the Hip-Hop music was really influential in the black community. What impact does Hip-Hop music have now?
This is a Compare and Contrast Essay.
What is a clause and what are the two types of clauses?
A clause is a group of words that contain a subject and a verb. the two types of clauses are Independent and dependent.
What is the diffeence between its and it's?
Its shows possession and It's is a contraction of it is
How many students are supposed to be in this class?
26
What was the name of the lost Golden City? (Hint Disney Movie)
Atlantis
How many sentences are to be in each paragraph and why? What is the format for a body paragraph?
5-7 Sentences are in each paragraph\
1. Restate point
2. & 3. Evidence to Explain point
4. Evidence Explanation
5. Transition Sentence to next body paragraph