Writing Geniuses
In essay writing, what is another word for "claim"?
Thesis
Read the following passage:
"Preparations had begun for the Bush Olympics. SHE would enter the Olympics! She would compete in the gum tree climbing event, and she would win..."
What is the appropriate trait to describe Koala Lou?
Determined
What is a composite number?
A composite number is the number that has more than 2 factors.
What do essay writers use as supports for their thesis?
Reasons
Why Oliver Button was called a sissy?
He did not do the things that boys do.
What is 12 x 4?
48
Which part of the writing process are you when you "fix" spelling and punctuation?
Editing
What do you call a big idea or a message that the writer leaves the reader to think about?
Lesson/Theme
Divide 93 by 3
31
When thinking about their readers, what do writers do in their introductions?
They use lead/hook.
What is the main idea of the passage?
Their elegant gait, haughty demeanor, and their dynamic movements are an example of an adapted anatomy for hunting. Since tigers are at the top of the food chain, they are considered super-predators.
Like the other big cats, tigers are skilled hunters who make use of different techniques to kill other animals, mainly ungulate herbivores, which are their primary food. When detecting a prey, they move very stealthily as close as possible but at a distance to avoid being discovered. Then they slowly creep towards the prey and jump taking it by surprise, so it has a small chance to escape. When Tigers catch prey, they bite their neck between the vertebrae to break the spine and kill the animal.
Tigers are skilled hunters who make use of different techniques to kill other animals.
What is the next step after "multiply" in long division?
Find an error/s in the following sentence:
When the Christmas break is over, I and Jennifer is returning to school
Are, and period (.) at the end of the sentence.
Which reading skill you are using when you make a movie in your mind?
Visualizing, envisioning
What property of multiplication is depicted:
(200 x 3) + (40 x 3) + (5 x 3) =
Distributive Property of Multiplication