Research
This would be the best place to find information about lions.
(Google, an encyclopedia, "The Lion King," or an almanac)
What is an encyclopedia?
I waiting for hours hoping, _____, wondering if you would come back.
What form of the verb "wish" should be used in the blank?
What is "wishing"?
A word or phrase that helps the flow, unity, or clarity between different ideas within or between paragraphs.
What is a transition?
Add punctuation:
Marty my next door neighbor and best friend loves to play practical jokes on me.
Where is a comma after "Marty" and "friend"?
Choose the correct word:
(Their, There, They're) going to be here soon.
What is "They're"?
These key words would best help John find information about offering healthy lunches at school instead of unhealthy.
A) lunches, healthy, offer
B) lunches, school, healthy
C) lunches, unhealthy offer
What is B) lunches, school, healthy?
Delaney texts her friends, sends theme funny memes, and _____ silly comments on her blog.
What form of the verb "post" should be used in the blank?
What is "posts"?
This sentence, most often appearing at the beginning of a paragraph, announces the paragraph's idea and unites it with the work's thesis.
What is a topic sentence?
Add punctuation:
After I run to the store I'm going to start making dinner for Delaney.
Where is a comma after "store"?
Fill in the blank with a transition word:
The sun came out after a rainstorm. _______, there was a giant rainbow.
What is "As a result," "Consequently," "Therefore," or "Thus"?
This website will best help Tom with his paper about jungle cats in their natural habitats.
What is C) www.tropicalpredator.org
Identify the verb that is used incorrectly in the sentence and fix it:
The house next door is haunted; at night I can heard chains rattling and moaning.
What is "heard"; it should be "hear"?
Use this type of writing to influence the reader to believe or do something.
What is persuasive writing?
Add punctuation/capitalization:
Dale yelled get out!
What is:
Dale yelled, "Get out!"
What word, from the list below, would most likely be used to describe a rotten fruit? (intricate, rancid, stifled, irrational)
What is "rancid"?
This is an example of a primary source.
(WWII Documentary on PBS; Biography of Kobe Bryant; Photographs of Civil War soldiers)
What is photographs of Civil War soldiers?
Identify the verb that is used incorrectly in the sentence and fix it:
In the morning before the bus comes, I stretch, ran five miles, shower, and eat breakfast.
What is "ran"; it should be "run"?
Use this type of writing to explain or "expose" the reader to ideas.
What is expository writing?
Add punctuation:
I really enjoy the movies but I also like football.
What is a comma after "movies"?
This is part of the drafting process:
A) Adding and removing information
B) Using a graphic organizer
C) Crafting full sentences and paragraphs
This is an example of a secondary source.
(An interview with a Vietnam War veteran; An encyclopedia article about Vietnam; A Vietnamese newspaper article)
What is an encyclopedia article about Vietnam?
Malcolm wanted to go to the dance because Marla _________ to be there.
What form of the verb "go" should be used in the blank?
What is "was going"?
These are the three parts of a thesis statement.
What are central idea, opinion, and 3 reasons?
Add punctuation:
Everyone was looking at Hilda she was yelling loudly.
What is:
Everyone was looking at Hilda. She was yelling loudly.
An example of one thing that occurs in the revising stage.
What is:
Adding information
Removing unneeded words or sentences
Moving ideas or paragraphs
Substituting words for more descriptive ones