Punctuation & Capitalization
Flames of the Tiger
News Reports
Series of Paragraphs
Random Triva
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WHICH WORDS NEED CAPITALS IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE? To get to port huron you have to cross over the bluewater bridge to michigan.
What is Port Huron Bluewater Bridge Michigan
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Dieter has a younger sister and a older brother
What is Greta And Reinhard
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What is the term for the first few sentences of a news story that grabs the reader's attention and provides at least 3 of the 5 W + H questions?
What is The lead.
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What is the term for facts, personal examples or ideas that back up your main ideas in a series of paragraphs expressing an opinion?
What is Supporting details
100
Girl Meets World, Jessie, Austin and Ally (tv shos and families)
What is What is Disney Channel?
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DOES THE WORD 'PRINCIPAL' NEED A CAPITAL IN THIS SENTENCE? I had a meeting with my teacher Miss MacLaren and principal Mancini after school to discuss my schedule for next semester.
What is Yes - his title is used as part of his name (Principal Lee).
200
What character was killed at the Battle of Caen.
What is Karl
200
Approximately how many sentences should be used in one paragraph of a news report?
What is 2 to 3 sentences per paragraph
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Your thesis introduces your reader to your opinion and the big ideas you will use throughout your series of paragraphs expressing an opinion. How many body paragraphs will you have in total?
What is Three
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The game Heads Up was popularized by this TV personality which she has used on her talk show.
Who is Ellen DeGeneres
300
WHAT PIECE OF PUNCTUATION IS REQUIRED IN THIS SENTENCE? Usually I have a can of pop every day however, today I'm going to try to have water instead.
What is Semicolon (used for connecting words like 'however'): Usually I have a can of pop every day; however, today I'm going to try to have water instead.
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What is a source?
What is A person who is either an expert on the topic of the news report or was somehow involved in the newsworthy event.
300
What is the purpose of a conclusion paragraph in a series of paragraphs expressing an opinion?
What is Restate your opinion and remind the reader of the three big ideas or paragraph topics you used to prove your point.
300
This game that was very popular in 2013 was taken off the app store when the creator was given death threats because they could not beat it.
What is Flappy Bird?
400
Cameron asked, can we have pizza and ice cream for dinner?
What is Cameron asked, "Can we have pizza and ice cream for dinner?" INSERT QUOTATION MARKS BEGINNING AND END
400
Dieter finds Joe in the ditch on the night before his birthday (May 2, 1945). How old is he turning?
What is Seventeen
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A minimum of how many quotes should appear in a news report?
What is At least two.
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"Firstly", "lastly" and "in conclusion" are all examples of what type of word?
What is Transition words
400
How It's Made, Most Outrageous Acts of Science, The Unexplained Files
What is The SCIENCE Channel?
500
It was beginning to get late but Dad kept his promise.
What is It was beginning to get late,(COMMA) but Dad kept his promise.
500
What kind of store do the Rothsteins own?
What is A drapery store (they sell fabric).
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Explain the term "inverted pyramid" and why it is used to write a news report.
What is The 5W+H (most important) info goes at the beginning, working down to the least important details at the end so that if people stop reading they have at least received the most important details of the story.
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What is wrong with the following thesis statement: "This series of paragraphs expressing an opinion will be about cats. Cats have four legs and a tail."
What is It does not present an opinion that the rest of the piece will prove; it does not outline the three main ideas to be used as paragraph topics.
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This app uses state-of-the-art technology to answer math problems. It was created by microBLINK.
What is What is PhotoMath?
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