Commas
This is the number of commas that should go in the following sentence.
I have visited Germany Mexico and India.
2
Bonus: For 50 points, where do they go?
This is the strategy used when the reader pictures events or characters in their minds.
Visualizing/Visualization
This is the name of the very first paragraph in any essay.
Introduction/Intro
These are the first and last names of Harry Potter's 2 best friends.
Hermione Granger
Ron Weasley
This is what Mrs. King says if you say "Sorry," to her.
Don't be sorry, be better.
This is the proper location of the 2 missing commas in the following sentence.
My grandma's address is 123 Sunny Lane Howell Michigan.
My grandma's address is 123 Sunny Lane, Howell, Michigan.
This is 1 strategy a reader can use when they don't know a word in a text.
Context clues/rereading/looking the word up/asking someone else
This is the name of the format used in English classes to set up an essay.
MLA
This is the full title of the book we read this year.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
This is what Mrs. King says if she hears you curse in her classroom.
or
Language!!
This is the proper location of the 2 missing commas from this sentence.
Evan who is the fastest runner in the 5th grade has new light up shoes.
Evan, who is the fastest runner in the 5th grade, has new light up shoes.
This is the name of the type of connection a reader makes when they relate the text to their own experience.
Text-to-self
This is the name of the sentence that provides the roadmap to your essay. (Hint: What you're going to discuss in your writing)
Thesis Statement
This is the proper way to spell the villain from the novel.
Voldemort
Out of our class of 15, this is the number of students with passing grades. (Info from 5/21)
7
This is the number of commas in the following sentence.
Today in English class I am going to read silently for 15 minutes without even complaining!
3
Bonus: For 100 points, where do they go?
This is the reading strategy used to read between the lines of what the author writes.
Inference
These are the three components of a complete thesis statement.
The What - Topic: what you're writing about
The Why - Big claim: what is the big takeaway for your reader
The How - Talking points: how are you supporting your big claim
This is the sport Harry played in the novel.
Quidditch
This is the number of write ups Mrs. King had to complete this school year for students in 6th hour.
9
This is the name given to the final comma in a series of items, before the word "and."
Ex. I like playing guitar, shopping, and cooking.
Oxford Comma
This is the reading strategy where readers combine preexisting knowledge with new information from the text to develop a new way of thinking or life lesson.
Synthesis
This is what is missing from the following thesis statement.
The Balloonfest has carnival rides, fair food, and a car show.
The Why - the big takeaway
Bonus: For 50 points, add a "Why" to this statement.
This is the item Harry snuck out of his room at night to see.
The mirror of erised (Acceptable answer: the mirror)
This is the number of times this class has made Mrs. King cry this year.