Parts of Speech
Genres of Writing
We've Read It
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Off the Walls
100

Jorge walked SLOWLY.

Adverb

100

You tell the story of your life and include every event from birth until the present. 

Autobiography

100

In the Flight of Icarus, this element of the story may have been "listen to your parents" or "don't fly to high or you'll fall".

Theme

100

This is the largest continent on earth in both size and population.

Asia

100

"For instance",  "One example", and "In other words" are all ______.

Transitions

200

The plane flew OVER the clouds.

Preposition

200

Famous writers in this style try to scare their readers. Their books often become movies.

Horror

200

The point of view of The Breadwinner.

3rd Person Limited

200
A book by this inventor once sold for over 33 million dollars.

Leonardo Da Vinci

200

Ms. Evans went to this university for her first degree.

WGU

300
There were at least EIGHTY geese.

Adjective

300

This form of writing has few rules, but is often associated with rhyming and figurative language.

Poetry

300

This biological attraction is one reason adventurous tourists are lured to Alaska and Africa. 

Animals

300

This motivated plant can grow almost 3 feet in a single day.

Bamboo

300

Topic+ Opinion+ ___________ = Thesis.

Reasons

400

I don't know the answer, SO I made an inference.

Conjunction

400

This is a class, and often hated, form of writing that involves an introduction, 3 bodies, and a conclusion.

5-Paragraph Essay

400

This story's title is a play on words based on the person who makes the most money in a family.

The Breadwinner

400

This professional baseball player was nicknamed "Junior". He played 2 seasons with "Senior".

Ken Griffey, Jr.
400

All things are difficult before they are ___.

Easy

500
The child FELL DOWN THE HILL.

Predicate / Predicate Verb/ Predicate Verbal Phrase

500

A form of poetry that has 14 lines.

Sonnet

500

In The Breadwinner, Parvana is dressed in his clothing. (What is his name?)

Hossain

500

If you read A Long Walk to Water, you learned about this country that has some of the tallest people in the world. The record for the tallest NBA player in the world belonged to Manute Bol, who is also from this country.

Sudan

500

There are two of these recreated fairly accurately on the walls. One example is Cassiopeia.

Constellations

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