Conventions
Types of Writing
Word Choice
Fragment,Sentence, Run-on
Organization
100
Every sentence must start with this.
A capital letter.
100
What type of writing is a personal story?
A narrative
100

He smiled. 

How did he smile?

creepily, nicely, suspiciously, charmingly

100
I can't find my homework.
sentence
100
What do we call the first paragraph of an essay?
The introduction
200
This letter must always be capitalized when written by itself or in a contraction.
I
200

What type of writing helps readers to imagine?

Descriptive

200

We like ice cream. We don't keep it in the house.

Join these sentences with a transitional word.

However, we

Unfortunately, we

200
Underneath the basement stairs.
fragment
200
What do we call the last paragraph of an essay?
conclusion
300
Every sentence must conclude with an end mark. What are the three possible end marks?
A period, question mark and exclamation point.
300
What type of writing is used to convince someone to believe or do something?
Persuasive writing
300

The cookies taste good.

Replace good with a more interesting word.

amazing, delicious, heavenly

300
A strange ringing sound.
Fragment
300
Explain, persuade, entertain, or inform are all...
Author's purposes
400
What are the six words that make up FANBOYS?
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
400

What kind of paragraphs talk about similarities and differences?

Comparison Contrast Paragraphs

400

The student read his book.

Describe the book and how the student read it.

serious student/enormous history book


lazy student/comic book

400

Run you're too slow!

run-on

400
What kind of words are: "first, next, and later?"
Transition/sequence words
500

Correct the 5 mistakes in this sentence: the students at owings mills high love to play Soccer

Capital letter on The, Owings Mills High Lower case letter on soccer Period after soccer

500

What are two ways to organize comparison contrast paragraphs?

block or point-by-point (ping-pong) organization

500

What are 3 words you use to add another idea in a paragraph.

In addition,

Moreover, 

Secondly,

500

He left class, the teacher didn't notice.

Run-on (comma splice)

500

Make a complex sentence that starts with the word... 

wherever

Wherever you go, I will follow.

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