Punctuation
Narratives
Test Taking
Capitals
Essays
100
The place for the apostrophe when something belongs to more than one, for example, dogs noses.
What is put the apostrophe after the s?
100
The end piece of a personal narrative includes this important piece.
What is the reflection that states the importance of the writing or a truism that recaps the event needed at the end of the narrative?
100
What you should do 2 or 3 times to make sure you get the correct answer.
What is the number of times you should read the question and answer selections?
100
The word that needs a capital in the following sentence: My aunt Isabelle makes the most delicious tamales in the state of Texas.
What is "Aunt"?
100
What is the thesis
What is the statement that says "Write...about/an essay..."?
200
This punctuation can be used to join two independent clauses together to make one complex sentence or used in complex lists.
What is a semicolon?
200
The part at the beginning that gets the reader interested.
What is the lead or the hook?
200
The best resource for any question requiring spelling.
What is a dictionary?
200
The rule for capitalizing Mr. Stewart, Woodlake Hills Middle School and Texas.
What is proper nouns require capitals (specific names of things)?
200
Examples of evidence.
What are book, movies and historical events?
300
Don't look silly. Capitalize the first letter of each sentence and put this at the end of the sentence.
What is a period?
300
These are used to help go from paragraph to paragraph and idea to idea like next, then, all in all, and finally.
What are transition words?
300
The place in the prompt where you know what to write about.
What is the "Write about" statement at the end of the prompt?
300
The pronoun that must always be capitalized.
What is "I"?
300
The reason we want to be very cautious about using personal experiences in our essays.
What is because we don't want to turn them into a personal narrative?
400
Use these when you are having dialogue in your writing.
What are quotation marks?
400
The type of words that you can put at the beginning of the sentences that will create complex sentences and cause commas.
What are subordinating conjunctions or AWUBIS words?
400
This type of writing requires a thesis, reasons why and evidence when you are writing.
What is an expository essay?
400
The rule for capitalizing Xbox, Coca-Cola and Jordan.
What is capitalize legally protected brand names and trademarks?
400
What you need to do if you don't like the prompt and can't pick a thesis because you see both sides.
What is pick a side and live with it and write the thesis/paper to the one side of the truism/prompt.
500
The error that is made in the following statement: "But of course" the teacher replied, "you will do very well on the STAAR test if you apply yourself and take your time."
What is a comma is needed after the word course?
500
The two strategies you need to use after you complete the first draft of your personal narrative.
What is revise and edit?
500
This type of writing requires a focused single event with vivid descriptions and sensory details that ends with a reflection of a true event in your life.
What is a personal narrative?
500
The item in the following that should not be capitalized: Army National Guard, Wednesday, the book, War and Peace, Mother's Day, Northeast October Uncle Mike
What is northeast?
500
The four paragraphs that should be part of an essay.
What are the opening/thesis; reason one and evidence; reason two and evidence; and the conclusion?
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