Dress Ups
This Dress Up tells how something is done
What is an -ly adverb?
Depending upon who you ask, this man was either a pirate or hero.
Who was Francis Drake?
Sentence with a quality adjective and a who/which clause
Responses vary
This sentence opener is a noun
What is a Subject Opener?
Cassius manipulated Brutus into murdering Caesar. (Find one technique)
What is a strong verb?
Technique that entices the reader to continue reading your essay
What is a hook?
"Et tu, Brute?" were among his last words in Shakespeare's play.
Who was Julius Caesar?
This Dress Up describes a noun
What is a Quality Adjective?
Name three types of salvage.
What are offshore, harbor, afloat, wreckage, and clearance salvage?
Sentence with an -ly adverb and a strong verb
Responses vary
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This Sentence Opener tells how something is done
What is an -ly Opener?
"I came. I saw. I conquered." -- Julius Caesar (Find two techniques)
What is the VSS or 3sss?
like, go, went, said, see, look, big, little
What are banned words?
This pirate was at first "one of the best of possible shipmates."
Who was Long John Silver?
This kind of Dress Up replaces the banned words "go/went", "see/saw/look", or "said"
What is a Strong Verb?
Who is Robert Louis Stevenson?
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Sentence with a who/which clause
Responses vary
This Sentence Opener includes the because clause.
What is the www.asia.wub clausal opener?
Upon the sandy beach, the pirates battled over the treasure map. (Find 3 techniques)
Possible responses: What is a prepositional opener, a strong verb, and a quality adjective?
The kind of sentence that begins each paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?
He was "Hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster."
Who was Scrooge from "A Christmas Carol"?
What is the www.asia.wub?
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This man gave up everything to serve the lepers who lived in exile.
Who is Father Damien?
Sentence with a prepositional opener
Responses vary
It's 2-5 words.
What is the VSS (very short sentence)?
Willing to face danger, Jim was an intrepid young man. (Find two techniques)
Possible answers: What is an -ing Opener and a quality adjective?
This kind of sentence should end each paragraph
What is a clincher?
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He gave a funeral speech that swayed a crowd from praise to persecution
Who was Mark Antony?
This dress up tells whose and what kind
What is the quality adjective?
The most valuable salvage operation in history, recorded in the Guiness Book of World records for its treasure over $400 million.
What is the Nuestra Senora de Atocha?
Create an alliteration
Responses varies
This opener begins with a verb
What is an -ing Opener?
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Hardly able to contain his contempt for the other pirates, Long John Silver continually planned his escape with the treasure. (Find two techniques)
Possible answers: What is an -ly Opener and an -ly adverb?
Name one of the not-so-appealing perfume ingredients.
What is ambergris, oud or hyraceum?
"He was a tall man, over six feet high, and broad in proportion, and he had a bluff, rough-and-ready face, all roughened and red-lined and lined in his long travels. His eyebrows were very black, and moved readily, and this gave him a look of some temper, not bad, you would say, but quick and high."
Who is Squire Trelawney in Treasure Island?
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This Dress Up clause follows a person or thing, and describes it
What is a Who/Which clause?
The island of the lepers
What is Molokai?
Create a sentence with a clausal opener and a strong verb
Responses vary
"Without a doubt," you are "over" and "above" average and know your "ins" and "outs" if you use this type of opener.
What is a Prepositional Opener?
The clausal technique that fits in this sentence:
The conspirators encircled and stabbed Caesar ____________________________________
Possible responses: who/which clause or www.asia.wub clause.
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A type of essay that examines how an author's words produce a particular effect or emphasize a theme
What is literary analysis?
"Yo, ho, ho, and a bottle of rum!" was his favorite song
Who was Captain Billy Bones?