Punctual Punctuation
Plan Ahead
Variety: Spice of Life
Parts of the Puzzle
It's a Mystery!
100
Without this mark, two sentences combined with a fanboys is a run-on sentence!
What is a comma?
100
Rain, thunder, and lightning might be good background noises for this mind-boggling process.
What is brainstorming?
100
Adjectives and adverbs are especially helpful with this kind of paragraph.
What is a descriptive paragraph?
100
This, at the beginning of every paragraph, tells the reader what you're going to talk about.
What is a topic sentence?
100
This king (a former prince) is going on a sea voyage in just a few days.
Who is Prince/King Caspian?
200
This mark can be used to combine two intimately related sentences without an additional word.
What is a semicolon?
200
This is the one time Mrs. Brown doesn't make you edit your writing.
What is free-writing?
200
Less of a how to and more of a how I...
What is a process paragraph?
200
I know this for a _______.
What is fact?
200
_______ fruit is an excellent source of Vitamin C -- the answer is not cookies (or cake, or candy, etc.).
What is citrus?
300
"He is my neighbor, he has a dog," is an example of this punctuation error.
What is a comma splice?
300
And you thought drawing shapes was only for kindergarten students! These charts have circles, squares, arrows and.... sandwiches?
What are clusters/mapping/graphic organizers?
300
Apples and oranges may be different, but in the end, they're both fruit!
What is a compare-contrast essay?
300
Your paragraph leans on these for strength.
What are supporting details?
300
God sent Naaman to bathe in this Middle Eastern river.
What is the Jordan?
400
Words like "nevertheless," "however," and these two marks are used to combine related sentences.
What are semicolons and commas?
400
Sometimes writing in a book is allowed -- just use a pencil!
What is annotating?
400
This kind of paper might come in handy if you're a lawyer when you grow up.
What is a persuasive paragraph?
400
You're going to have to prove this kind of statement before your reader believes you.
What is a claim?
400
C.S. Lewis was often called Jack because he wasn't keen on his real name:
What is Clive Staples?
500
Fanboys is a acronym for these seven conjunctions.
What are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so?
500
Planning papers is just like going to the grocery store.
What is making a list?
500
If you can't write one of these, you need to reread the chapter!
What is a narration/summary?
500
The bottom line is what I've been saying all along.
What is a conclusion/clincher?
500
"It came upon a _______ clear, that glorious ______ of old!"
What is a midnight song?
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