Banned Words
Things I've Learned along the Way
Dress-ups
Vocabulary
Decorations Etc.
Openers, Etc
100

You might be tempted to use this word when writing conversation

said

100

He was the first man on the moon

Neil Armstrong

100

An adverb dress-up ends in what two letters?

-ly 

100

In a manner full of grief

woefully

100

What is the purpose of a good title?

To create interest in what you have written!

100

How should an opener be marked on your paper?

With a number in brackets before the sentence

200

This banned word may describe size

big

200

This information goes in the first paragraph of the story sequence chart

Setting and characters

200

This dress-up describes a noun.

 quality adjective

200

To hang loosely with a swinging motion

Dangle

200

"The snow swept through the city" is an example of what decoration?

Alliteration

200

What does VSS stand for?

Very Short Sentence

300

This word might tell how you got somewhere

went

300

This information goes in the second paragraph of the story sequence chart

Conflict and Plot

300

This dress-up shows action

strong verb

300

satisfied

content

300

How should you mark your decorations?

In italics

300

How many words in a VSS?

2-5

400

A better word might be "beautiful"

pretty

400

What is the name of the type of story that has big exaggerations, like Pecos Bill?

A tall tale

400

How do you mark a dress-up?

underline

400

hardworking; busy; diligent

Industrious

400

"Pecos Bill was so fast he could outrun lightning" is an example of what decoration?

Hyperbole

400

What number is the _ly opener?

#3

500

This word may describe a duckling that was not born cute

ugly

500

This information belongs in the third paragraph of the story sequence chart

Climax and Resolution

500

This dress-up is a way to combine facts about one noun

who/which

500

one of a kind

unique

500

"Pecos Bill was as strong as steel" is an example of what decoration?

Simile

500

Where should you get your title from?

Your last sentence

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