Grade 9 Academic Coaching

Punctuation

100

You use this punctuation at the end of a sentence that is not a question nor exciting.

Period ( . )

200

You use this mark when you are writing with a lot of excitement.

Exclamation Mark ( ! )

300

You use this when asking a question.

Question Mark ( ? )

400

You use these marks when you are writing a sentence with a suspenseful ending.

dot, dot, dot ( ... )

500

You use this when you are writing a complex sentence.

comma ( , )

PEEL Paragraphs

100

This sentence starter goes with which section of PEEL.

For example,

Evidence

200

This sentence starter goes with which section of PEEL.

I believe that...

Point

300

This sentence starter goes with which section of PEEL.

This connects back to...

Link

400

This sentence starter goes with which section of PEEL.

This means that...

Explanation

500

When writing evidence, your proof must be...

facts

Descriptive Writing

100

This descriptive word connects with which sense?

fuzzy

Touch

200

This descriptive word connects with which sense?

vibrant

Sight

300

This descriptive word connects with which sense?

bitter

Taste

400

This descriptive word connects with which sense?

rustling

Hear

500

This descriptive word connects with which sense?

rancid

Smell

Assignment Names

100

This was your first assignment where you responded to a real image.

Once Upon a Picture

200

You had to write a short paragraph about your life in __ years.

5 (five)

300

You had to write a ____ __________ in response to teens using social media under the age of 16.

PEEL paragraph

400

This assignment required you to write 100 words in response to a picture.

A Picture is Worth a Hundred Words

500

You used which method or strategy when writing your first assignment.

RAFT