Capitalization 1
Sentence, or fragment?
Writing Types
SBAC Vocab
WWII & Holocaust
100

What is wrong with the sentence? 

My friend and i went to Jack-in-the-box after school.

What is: the I should be capitalized because_

100

Complete sentence, or sentence fragment? 

Under the table

what is: fragment

100

Which genre of writing TEACHES or EXPLAINS a topic, without an obvious opinion? 

Eplanatory/Expository

100

What are three other words to say claim? 

Did you use the room? 

100

When did England and France declare war on Germany? 

What is 1939? 

200

Why are these capitalized? 

The Outsiders, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, The Avengers, The Last of Us, Annie

What is: they are all titles of books, movies, and plays? 

200

Sentence, or fragment? 

After it rains, the grass grows.

What is: complete sentence. 
200

Which genre of writing tries to persuade a reader to change their opinion, and respond to a call to action? 

Persuasive/Argumentative

200

What does it mean to analyze a text?  Give an example. 

Answers vary. 

200

Name 2 of the countries that Hitler took over by force or by invitation during WW2

Answers vary. 

300
Which one should not be capitalized, and why? 

Cardi B, Knott's Berry Farm, Lego, Shoe, Diet Coke

What is shoe, because it's not a proper noun.

300

Sentence, or fragment? 

I like tea, but he prefers coffee.

Sentence

300

Is the excerpt narrative, argumentative, or explanatory? 

Video games can improve problem-solving skills and hand-eye coordination. Yet, excessive gaming may lead to decreased physical activity and social isolation.

What is argumentative/persuasive? 

300

What is the word for when you use another person's idea, but you put it in your own words, and you give credit to the original person?

What is paraphrasing
300

Explain the idea of appeasement, and explain how it affected Europe before the declaration of war.  

What is letting Hitler do whatever he wanted, because no one wanted to have another World War.

400

What is the difference between a proper noun and a common noun? 

What is: a common noun isn't the specific example of a person, place, or thing.  It's not a brand, a name, or a title.  A proper noun is the property or the specific way to name something. 

400
What are these called? 

For

And

But

Or

Nor

Yet

So


What is: FANBOYS or Coordinating Conjunctions

400

Is the excerpt narrative, explanatory, or argumentative?

The solar system consists of the sun, planets, moons, and other celestial objects. The eight planets, including Earth, orbit the sun in elliptical paths

What is explanatory/expository

400

What is the word for when you copy another person's work, and it looks like it was your work, because you fail to give the original person credit? 

What is plagiarism

400

Thinking about the example of Anne Frank, provide 2 reasons why journals that were kept during the Holocaust are significant. 

Answers will vary. 

500

Give three examples of proper nouns, and three examples of common nouns

Answers vary

500

Which coordinating conjunction/FANBOYS words belong in the blanks? 

I wanted to go for a walk, ___ it was raining, ___ I stayed inside, ___ I felt restless, ___ I decided to read a book, ___ I couldn't focus, ___ I made some tea, ___ I spilled it, ___ I ended up cleaning the entire kitchen.

I wanted to go for a walk, but it was raining, so I stayed inside, yet I felt restless, and I decided to read a book, yet I couldn't focus, so I made some tea, yet I spilled it, and I ended up cleaning the entire kitchen.

500

Provide topics for narrative, argumentative, or explanatory writing.  

Answers vary

500

Two part question: 

a) When an SBAC question asks you to construct a short response, how much should you write?

b) When an SBAC question asks you to construct a performance task, how much should you write?

a) 1-2 massive R.A.C.E. paragraphs

b) AT LEAST three paragraphs. 

500

Explain at least two events in the timeline for Jews in the Holocaust, beginning with the Nuremberg Laws in 1935 to the end of the war in 1945.  You don't need to specify years, just events. 

Answers will Vary. 

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