Parts of an Essay
Grandma Grammar
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Writing Class
Ducks
100

The one big sentence of a whole essay that tells what the essay will be about.

What is the thesis statement, or topic sentence?

100

All sentences should include two parts of speech.  They are...

What are a noun and a verb?

100

The stores closing at 8:00 p.m.

What is "store's"?

100

12:30

What is the time that class starts?

100

Drake, Hen, Duckling.  Which of these is used when referring to a male duck?

What is a Drake?

200

It's the name of the paragraph where the author respectfully points out how the "other side" looks at things

What is the counter-claim or counter-argument?

200

Something was wrong with this sentence right now.

What is "should be is", or wrote the wrong verb tense?

200

I said Why did you ask me that question?

What is, "It needs quotation marks around what was said?"

200

It's usually the last slide of class

What is a group of runners getting ready to start a race?

200

Carnivores, Herbivores, or Omnivores - which are they?

What are omnivores?

300

When a speaker in a narrative essay says something, it's called...

What is dialogue, or a quote?

300

On occasion, a writer will get lost in thought and write a sentence suddenly they keep going without proper punctuation.  This might be known as what?

What is a run-on sentence?

300

It's hard to fall asleep sometimes sadly the bed is uncomfortable.

What is, "It's hard to fall asleep sometimes.  Sadly the bed is uncomfortable."?

300

She's the best assistant/teacher in writing class.

Who is Julie?

300

True or False, Duck feather are waterproof.

What is "true"?
400

It's that paragraph that wraps everything up, and maybe even reminds the reader of what the whole point of the essay was.

What is a concluding paragraph?

400

Do you know where they left (there, their, they're) shoes?  

What is "their"?
400

Do you know what time class ends.

What is, "needs a question mark"?

400

It's a part of the class that is a "favorite" among students.  

What are "polls"?

400

This is the most common type of duck in North America

What is a mallard duck?

500

It's the name of the type of essay you all just finished writing

What is an argument essay?

500

Dads always talking about apostrophes and why so many people forget about them.  What's wrong with this sentence?

What is "dad's", or "needs an apostrophe on dad's"?

500

Third planet from the sun

What is "this phrase doesn't have a verb, so it's not a true sentence."?

500

Name something you have improved in from writing class.

What is...(you fill it in)?

500

Quite possibly, he's the most famous duck of all time.

Who is Donald Duck?

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