This paragraph, which should draw the reader into your topic, comes at the begining of your essays.
What is the introductory paragraph.
100
In every sentence, WITHOUT exception, THIS should always be capitalized.
What is the first word.
100
Miss McCrady, to help you understand what she expects of your final draft, always gives you these (begins with 'R').
What are rubrics.
100
The super student special secret surprise is drawn every week on this day.
What is Friday.
200
These replace nouns in a sentence to make it easier to read.
What are pronouns?
200
Paragraphs have main idea sentences, which are backed up by these.
What are supporting details?
200
This punctuation mark comes at the end of a very excited sentence.
What is an exclamation point (!).
200
Everything you turn in should have this on it.
What is your name.
200
When these are seen while the teacher is teaching, they are taken away. (Hint: they'll be coming back to their rightful owners today!)
What are toys.
300
Compares two unlike objects using "like" or "as."
What is simile.
300
When writing, you should always go back and do this.
What is revise, or edit.
300
This pronoun is always capitalized.
What is "I."
300
If I have a sentence in my final draft that talks about peanut butter when my topic the whole time has been only about plain butter, what will I have points taken off for?
What is staying on topic.
300
This is the number of students in the fourth grade.
What is 49.
400
An example of this would be "Together, we painted the town red."
What is idiom.
400
This word, banned by Miss McCrady from your essays, can be replaced with other powerful words like enlightening, fascinating, and curious.
What is 'interesting.'
400
What word is not properly captialized in the following sentence?
"Today is friday, April 17th, and we are playing Jeopardy."
What is "Friday."
400
What four things should you check for during editing before turning in your final draft? (hint: three of them are in the categories).
What are grammar, captialization, punctuation, and spelling.
400
This is Miss McCrady's first name.
What is Sheri.
500
"Feeling lonesome, I sat beneath the tree and I cried."
What PERSON is this sentence in?
What is first person.
500
To organize your ideas before you start writing, you might use one of these.
What is a web, or a graphic organizer.
500
What is incorrect in this sentence?
"Today, i consider myself the luckiest Man on the face of the earth,"
What is the uncapitalized 'I,' the capitalized 'M' in man, and the comma at the end, instead of a period.
500
Before turning in your final draft, you should make sure you've already done at least two of these.
What are rough drafts.
500
This student has the highest number of Reading Counts points in the whole fourth grade.