Greek Roots
Means to kill
Cide
Means to start or begin
Commence
Purpose of an explanatory essay
To Explain
Wrote the Harry Potter Series
Double points if you know their first name
J.K. Rowling (Joanne)
How to spell my last name
Weirich
Means a beam
Radi
Means extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture
Gaunt
First part of a body paragraph
Topic Sentence
Wrote the Game of Thrones Series
George R. R. Martin
Say where the comma(s) go:
Spongebob a sponge who lives in a pineapple works at the Krusty Krab.
Spongebob, a sponge who lives in a pineapple, works at the Krusty Krab.
Means brother
Frat
Means sudden, ungracious rejection
Rebuff
Name and define all parts of an introduction in order
Hook
Background Info
Thesis
Wrote the Percy Jackson series
Rick Riordan
Name of the author of Swiss Family Robinson (full name)
Johann David Wyss
Means book
Biblio
Means lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern
Apathy
Name and define all parts of a body paragraph in order
Topic Sentence
Context of Quote
Quote w/ Citations
Explanation
Wrote many plays in the 1500's - including Othello, Hamlet, and Romeo & Juliet
William Shakespeare
Name of the monkey in Swiss Family Robinson
Knips
Means chief, first, or rule
Arch
Means recklessly bold; extremely daring or rude
Audacious
Context = Introduces the quote by giving information to help the reader understand
Quote with Citations = Text taken directly from the source and telling the reader where that text comes from
Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
List the six uses of a comma
Lists
Introductory Phrases
Transition Words
Adjectives Describing Nouns
With Conjunctions
Adding Descriptive Information to a Sentence