The Outsiders
Space
Expository Essays
Spelling
Grammar
100
the protagonist in the story
Who is Ponyboy?
100
Neil Armstrong
Who was the first man on the moon?
100
In this paragraph the essay is wrapped up and the thesis statement is repeated in different words.
What is the conclusion?
100
the plural of city
What is c i t i e s
100
for example, Jenny, my student, was tardy today.
What is an appositive?
200
a town in Oklahoma during the 1950s to 1960s
What is the setting of The Outsiders?
200
a manned rover that landed in a crater on Mars to find signs of life
What is Curiosity
200
This sentence tells what the paragraph is about.
What is the topic sentence?
200
the book that belongs to Jorge
What is J o r g e ' s b o o k
200
the part of speech that means an idea
What is an abstract noun?
300
social class, sibling rivalry, life choices, life and death
What are some theme topics in The Outsiders?
300
the rockets that first sent a man into space- from the U.S., that is
What is the Mercury program?
300
These paragraphs are the longest part of the essay and contain most of the information.
What is the body?
300
the plural of thief
What is t h i e v e s?
300
the part of speech that is a word that describes a noun
What is an adjective?
400
The socs and greasers don't get along. Neither do Ponyboy and Darry. Ponyboy and Johnny have to run away after they kill a soc. They save some kids in a fire and Johnny dies as a result. Dally dies too when he finds out Johnny is dead. In the end Ponyboy and Darry have a better relationship.
What is the plot of the Outsiders?
400
the rockets that first put a man on the moon
What is the Apollo program?
400
This sentence, found in the introduction usually, tells what the essay is about.
What is the thesis statement?
400
the plural of valley
What is v a l l e y s?
400
this is used to show ownership or in a contraction
What is an apostrophe?
500
flat or static characters in the Outsiders
Who are Two Bit, Steve, and Marcia?
500
These rockets were bigger and more technologically advanced.
What is the Gemini program?
500
prewrite, rough draft, revise, edit, final draft
What are the steps in the writing process?
500
the bones belonging to the dogs
What is the d o g s ' b o n e s?
500
who or what the sentence is about
What is the subject?
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