Straight Traits
ORGANIZATION NATION
History Alive Throwback!
Inquiry
Find the Error!
100
Pay attention to the FLOW of your WORDS, and you'll score well on this trait.
What is SENTENCE FLUENCY?
100
Robbie's story has great details, but in a particularly dramatic part of his story, he doesn't give enough detail. He needs to improve this part of his ORGANIZATION.
What is pacing?
100
Before migrating to Mesopotamia, ancient tribes lived in the __________ mountains.
What is "zagros"?
100
This is the second to last step of the UNDERARMR process.
What is "Make Inferences"?
100
I cant believe you would say that!
What is "can't" with an apostrophe?
200
As a writer, you should think about what the reader knows, and expects. That is, if you want to score well on this trait.
What is IDEAS?
200
Hilary's essay is quite persuasive. However, it ends suddenly. She can work on this part of the ORGANIZATION trait.
What is LEAD & CONCLUSION.
200
This characteristic of a CIVILIZATION describes the levels of jobs, status, and positions people have in a society.
What is "social structure"?
200
Johnny knows that he wants to learn about giraffes because he saw one on a family vacation. His next step in the UNDERARMR process is this.
What is "Ask Questions"?
200
Are you sure you want to go to the dance.
What is add question mark?
300
A word with the most accurate SHADE OF MEANING would help with this trait.
What is WORD CHOICE?
300
"Meanwhile", "then", "next", and "throughout" are all examples of ______________ words.
What are TRANSITION words?
300
Legend has it that this mythical warrior was best friend to Gilgamesh.
Who is Enkidu?
300
If you use a quotation directly from a book or article, but you don't use quotation marks or CITE your source, it is known as _________________.
What is plagiarism?
300
Funnily enough, she said, that's not the problem.
What is add quotation marks?
400
Your writing has CHARACTER, and PERSONALITY, if you score well on this trait.
What is VOICE?
400
A good LEAD, or INTRODUCTION is said to create ______________ in the reader.
What is anticipation? (or suspense, etc)
400
The growing of crops and the domestication of animals is also known as ______________.
What is "agriculture"?
400
Jody wants to know who invented football, but when she types "who invented football" into the search engine, she doesn't get the answer she wants. She needs to improve her ___________.
What are "search terms"?
400
What a beautiful sunset!", she exclaimed.
What is add quotation marks?
500
Samantha is a lawyer, and writes documents with tons of important information and facts. She likely cares the most about this trait.
What is ORGANIZATION?
500
A writer who uses flashbacks is showing that he has mastery of this ORGANIZATION skill.
What is "sequencing"?
500
In this Ancient Sumerian form of writing, scribes wrote with a wedge shaped tool into wet clay.
What is "cuneiform"?
500
If you use Wikipedia, you still need to check the _____________ section to cite your resources.
What is "references" or "external sites"?
500
Nelson Mandela was elected the president of south Africa.
What is capitalize the "s" in "South"?
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