Greek Roots
Literature
Signal Words & Essays
Grammar & Punctuation
100
-bio- "Biology" "Biopsy"
What is life.
100
The "CAT" in the "HAT".
What is a Rhyme.
100

Because, Nevertheless, in order to, are signal words for this kind of essay.

What is Cause and Effect.

100
Used to end a statement.
What is a period.
200
-chron- "Chronological" "Chronic" "Synchronize"
What is Time.
200
You have blood in your veins.
What is an idiom.
200
First, then, lastly are signal words for this kind of essay.
What is Chronological.
200
Used to express high feelings or loud volume.
What is an exclamation mark.
300
Ped- "Pediatrician"
What is Child, Children.
300

You look like a train-wreck today.

What is a simile.

300
Type of writing where the purpose is to inform, describe, explain, or define.
What is expository.
300
Used to separate clauses in a sentence.
What is a comma.
400
-path- "Pathology" "Empathy" "Sympathy"
What is feelings, sufferings.
400
He was taller than the Eiffel Tower!
What is a Hyperbole.
400

"Timmy dropped the soda, and his computer shorted out" is an example of this.

What is Cause and Effect.

400
Informs the reader that what follows the mark proves, explains, or lists elements of what preceded the mark.
What is a colon.
500
Acro- "Acrophobia" "Acrobatics"
What is Height.
500
A Giant Midgit. The Cold Fire. The Living Dead. Bitter Sweet.
What is an Oxymoron.
500
Bubble Map and Venn Diagrams are used in this style of essay.
What is Compare and Contrast.
500
A series of marks that means either a pause, or an unfinished thought.
What is Ellipsis "..."
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