Writing
What should you do to the beginning of every single sentence?
capitalization, capital letters
what is the acronym used for context clues
IDEAS
what are two things every sentence must have to be a complete sentence
subject and predicate
name three contractions
can be determined (don't, can't, wasn't, doesn't)
what punctuation is used at the end of a question sentence?
question mark
What do you call a word that has more than one meaning/definition
multiple meaning word
hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or text. helps reader understand the meaning of a new or unfamiliar word
context clue
every sentence begins with and end with what?
capital letter, ending punctuation
what is a thesaurus used for?
to find synonyms or similar words
can you have only one character in a fictional story
yes
when you write a paragraph or essay, you do this first. lots of ideas are thought of
brainstorm/plan
the meaning of the word is explained in the sentence
example
used at the end of a sentence to show excitement
exclamation mark
what is the acronym for summarizing text
SWBST
what are the elements of a story called
plot
used to look up the spelling of an unknown word
dictionary
a word clue given by using it in an opposite meaning
antonym
what punctuation is used at the end of a sentence that asks a question
question mark
what does the S stand for in the summarizing acronym
somebody
what is the end of the story called
resolution/solution
what comes at the end of a sentence
punctuation
when the word is not immediately figured out
inference
what are two things every sentence must have to be a complete sentence
subject & predicate
OR
who or what the sentence is about
what they are doing
can the S (somebody) in summarizing be more than one character
yes
turning point in a story, the ah ha moment
climax