Punctuation
Cafe Squidd
Organization
Writing Strategies
Misused Words
100

Used at the end of a sentence when making a statement or command.

What is a period.

100

The letter C in Cafe Squidd stands for

What is comparisons.

100

the main controlling idea of your paper

What is thesis statement

100
These resources can be used to help with vocabulary and spelling.
What is a dictionary/thesaurus?
100
This is a contraction for "it is".
What is it's?
200

Used to end a exclamatory sentence

What is an exclamation point

200

The QU in Cafe Squidd stands for

What is QUotations

200

help your paper flow from one paragraph to another

What is transition words

200

Examples of how to start: anecdote, quote, scenario

What is a hook?

200
This is the possessive form for the word "it".
What is its?
300

Used before and after a spoken sentence to indicate dialogue

What are quotation marks?

300

The F in Cafe Squidd stands for

What is fact

300

the best way to find your silly mistakes

What is proofreading your paper

300

Never start an essay with...

"Hi my name is" or "I'm going to tell you about"

300

This word is used to compare two things

What is than?

400

Used at the end of a sentence when asking a question.

What is a question mark?

400

The A in Cafe Squidd stands for

What is anecdote

400

the best way to wrap up and close your paper

What is a conclusion paragraph with restated thesis

400

use an anecdote!

What is the best way to connect to your reader with a personal example?

400

This word is used to indicate timing of two events

What is then?

500

Used to combine two independent clauses without a ,fanboy

What is a semicolon?

500

The E in Cafe Squidd stands for

What is example

500

Follows the Subject + verb + what does it verb? formula

What is a thesis statement

500

The first thing you should do when writing an essay

What is write a rough draft
500
This is a contraction for the words "they are".
What is they're?
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