Brainstorm
Organization
Editing
Types of Sentences
Misc
100
The first step in the brainstorming process
Creating a donut
100
The very first sentence of an expository essay.
What is a hook?
100
This is a type of punctuation that you can never have just one of.
What is a quotation mark?
100
There are no cats in America.
What is a simple sentence?
100
Best transition word: There are lots of reasons to go to college.  ____ some can't afford it.
On the other hand
200
These are the things that go inside the donut.
What are the prompt and answers to the prompt?
200
The most important sentence of an essay.  Answers the prompt.
What is a thesis?
200
This is an example of a word that should NOT be capitalized?
Answers vary
200
You really must meet Coach Hutchins, the history teacher upstairs, before you leave HF Stevens.
What is an appositive?
200
All of the FANBOYS conjunctions.
For and nor but or yet so
300
This is what goes outside the donut.
What is evidence?
300
Many students put evidence first, but the first sentence of a body paragraph should be this.
What is a topic sentence?
300
If you're trying to say something belonged to "them", you should be the word there/their/they're this way.
What is "their"?
300
Since you asked nicely, I'll give you a popsicle.
What is a complex sentence?
300
4 subordinate conjunctions
where, when, because, if, since, while, even though, etc.
400
These are 5 different types of evidence you can use in your essay.
History, literature, current events, movies, TV, pop culture, songs, sports
400
This is how many evidence sentences you need in each body paragraph.
What is 2-3?
400
What's wrong:  Mr. Maddox and Mr. Bomer, two teachers with a bald head, is sometimes confused for the other by students.
change is to are
400
I tried to help you, but you wouldn't let me.

What is a compound sentence?

400
When a question asks you to add a sentence to the paragraph to add support, you're looking for which type of color sentence: Blue, red or green.
Red
500
These are 3 prompts that we have written essays on so far this year.
Answers vary
500
The type of sentence that follows the evidence in a body paragraph?
What is commentary?
500
What's wrong:  Last year the team was way worse.  They couldn't catch anything thrown at them and they are terrible at blocking.
Change are to were.
500
Maybe I will go to school; Maybe I will stay home.
What is a compound sentence?
500
This is where commentary comes from in your brainstorm.
What is the arrow?
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