Conventions
Every sentence must start with this.
What is a capital letter?
Ms. Dingman's Birthday Month
February
It's/ Its going to rain this weekend.
What is It's?
I am always running, but never get tired or hot. What am I?
A refrigerator
How many sentences should make up a paragraph?
At least three.
This letter must always be capitalized when written by itself or in a contraction.
What is I?
What is Mrs. Dingman's favorite food?
Chicken nuggets, brownies, or chocolate shakes
I ate too/two/to many nuggets at recess.
What is too?
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
What do we call the first paragraph of an essay?
What is the introduction or opening?
Every sentence must conclude with an end mark. What are the three possible end marks?
What is a period, question mark or exclamation mark?
How many pets does Mrs. Dingman have?
3
I baked some cookies for my friends last night. They're/There/Their going to laugh when they each taste one and realize I accidentally used salt instead of sugar.
What is They're (They Are)?
What begins with T ends with T and has T in it?
A teapot
What do we call the last paragraph of an essay?
What is the conclusion or closing?
What are 2 of reasons you capitalize a letter in a sentence?
proper noun
beginning of sentence
letter I
Abbreviation (OK, Mr. )
What is my favorite color?
Blue
Their/There/They're house is yellow with black shutters.
What is Their?
Three men were in a boat. It capsized, but only two got their hair wet. Why?
because one was bald
Editing means
To fix your mistakes
Correct the mistakes in this sentence:
the students' at holmes elementary love to play Outside
The students at Holmes Elementary love to play outside.
I am thinking of a number 30-40. What is it?
33
We are going they're /their/ there.
What is there?
What goes up but never goes down?
Your age
The first sentence of your paragraph should let the reader know what your paragraph is going to be about. What is this sentence called?
What is a topic sentence?