Banned Words
You might be tempted to use this word when writing conversation
said
Your required formatting of your papers
MLA
"sincerely" is an example of what dress-up?
-ly adverb
How is an opener marked?
With a number in brackets before the sentence
Who signed all four of America's freedom documents?
Benjamin Franklin
This banned word may describe size
big
This information goes in the first paragraph of the story sequence chart
Setting and characters
The ____pen is the test for what dress-up
quality adjective
What number is the preposition opener?
#2
Why were the colonists so angry with King George?
They were being taxed unfairly
This word might tell how you got somewhere
went
This information goes in the second paragraph of the story sequence chart
Conflict and Plot
How do you mark a dress-up on your paper?
underline
Name 2 prepositions
(Answers vary)
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
A better word might be "beautiful"
pretty
What is the topic and clincher rule?
The topic sentence and the clincher sentence MUST repeat or reflect 2-3 key words.
This dress-up tells WHY something is happening
because clause
How do you mark the words that repeat and reflect in the topic and clincher sentences?
highlight (or bold)
What helped guide the slaves to freedom during the Civil War?
Underground Railroad
This word may describe an ogre
ugly
This information belongs in the third paragraph of the story sequence chart
Climax and Resolution
How do you know when to use "who" and when to use "which" in The Who/which dress-up?
"who" for people
"which" for things/animals
What is the purpose of a title?
To create interest in what you have written
Who was called, "The Father of His Country"?
George Washington