Writing (ECR)
Literary Elements
Revising/Editing
Genre Characteristics
Test Taking Strategies
100

The first paragraph of a composition that includes a thesis. 

What is the introduction?

100
The message or lesson of a story
What is theme
100

This is used to combine two independent sentences.

What is a comma followed by a FANBOY or a semicolon?

100

A story that has characters, setting, conflict, and a plot.

What is a fiction story.

100

Create this while reading to help remember and better understand a text.

What is a think sheet?

200

The last paragraph of a composition that includes a restatement of the thesis.

What is the conclusion?

200
The use of clues by an author that suggest events that have yet to occur
What is foreshadowing
200

Which word (who or whom) would complete this sentence:

The package will be delivered to ______?


What is whom?

200

Includes stage directions and dialogue.

What is drama?

200

Use this if you are unfamiliar with the spelling or definition of a word.

What is the Dictionary tool?

300

Words or phrases that are followed by a comma and begin the body and conclusion paragraphs.

What is a transition word?

300
The perspective from which a story is told
What is point of view
300

This punctuation mark follows a transition word or phrase.

What is a comma?

300

Written in stanzas, contains lines, figurative language, mood and tone.

What is Poetry?

300

A strategy used to answer a short-constructed response.

What is RACE?

Restate, Answer, Cite Evidence, Explain


400

The space that begins each paragraph and indicate a new paragraph is beginning.

What is indent?

400
A struggle between two opposing forces
What is conflict
400

Complete the following sentence: (I or me)

The teacher gave Jake and _____ a permission slip for the field trip.

What is me?

400

Text that explains, describes, or informs using text features.

What is informational?

400

You need to determine "this" about a text to help you understand it better. Hint: You will write these characteristics on your think sheet.

What is the Genre?

500

This paragraph provides text evidence and explains it.

What is the body paragraph?

500
The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage
What is mood
500

WSCR is the acronym for this.

What is writing short constructed response?

500

A text that uses a claim supported by ethos, pathos or logos or other evidence.

What is an argument?

500

Words, phrases, or sentences around a word that help determine an unknown word's meaning.

What are context clues?

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