SMART Steps
Parts of an Essay
Complete Sentences
Capitalization
Homophones
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What does the S in SMART stand for?
Select: Revise or Edit
100
How many paragraphs are in a strong opinion essay?
4 paragraphs
100
What are the two parts of a complete sentence?
subject and predicate
100
Look at the following sentence: yesterday i was disappointed when the patriots lost. What three words need to be capitalized in that sentence?
Yesterday I Patriots
100
My sister is taller than/then my mom. Which spelling of than/then do we need? Why?
Than - we are comparing two things
200
What must you do to check off the M and the A in SMART?
Mark up the questions Annotate (circle) the focus sentences
200
How do you show the start of each new paragraph?
Move to the next line and indent
200
What do you call a sentence that is missing either a subject or a predicate?
Sentence fragment
200
Look at the following sentence: each summer, my family goes to port aransas to enjoy the beach. What three words need to be capitalized in that sentence?
Each Port Aransas
200
Look at the following sentence: After you finish your/you're test, you may read or rest. Which spelling of your/you're do we need here?
Your - the test belongs to you
300
Look at the answer choices below: A. Change june to June B. Change the period to a comma C. Change does to did D. Change visual to vizual Is that passage asking you to revise or edit? How do you know?
Edit - the answer choices are all small changes like spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and usage
300
What does a strong topic sentence state?
States the opinion and main reasons
300
Look at the following sentence: Just as I was about to fall asleep. Is that a sentence fragment, a run-on sentence, or a complete thought?
A sentence fragment It does not express a complete thought.
300
Look at the following sentence: my sister's favorite book is diary of a wimpy kid. What four words need to be capitalized in this sentence?
My Diary Wimpy Kid
300
I went to the store, and than/then I did laundry. Which spelling of than/then do we need?
Then - it shows time order
400
How do we "Test out the answer choices"/show our thinking in an editing passage?
We plug in all answer choices and decide: does this change help or hurt?
400
What are the two parts of a strong introduction?
Lead Topic sentence
400
Look at the following sentence: My cousin loves to play drums, but my aunt gets annoyed by the noise. Is that a sentence fragment, a run-sentence, or a complete sentence?
Complete sentence This is a compound sentence because two simple sentences are joined together correctly with a comma and a conjunction.
400
Look at the following sentence: I helped grandma do the dishes. Do we need to capitalize "grandma" in this sentence? Why or why not?
Yes, we do need to capitalize "grandma" because it is being used as her name.
400
Look at the following sentence: I love to eat cookies, and I love to eat cupcakes, to/too/two. Which spelling of to/too/two do we need here?
Too - it is a synonym for also.
500
How do we "Test out the answer choices"/show our thinking in a revision passage?
We label subject and predicate and ask ourselves: does this make sense?
500
What does each body paragraph include?
1 main reason 3-4 supporting details
500
Look at the following sentence: My dog loves to play outside he especially loves fetch. Is this a sentence fragment, a run-on sentence, or a complete sentence?
Run-on sentence This should be broken into two separate sentences: My dog loves to play outside. He especially loves fetch. Or it could be broken into a compound sentence: My dog loves to play outside, and he especially loves fetch.
500
Look at the following sentence: My aunt lives in Ecuador. Do we need to capitalize "aunt" in this sentence? Why or why not?
No, we do not need to capitalize "aunt" because it is stating a relationship, it is not being used as a name.
500
Look at the following sentence: There/their/they're are so many pencils on the floor. Which spelling of there/their/they're do we need here?
There We use "there" when we are writing "there is/was" or "there are/were".
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