Greek Roots
Figurative Language
Signal Words & Essays
Grammar & Punctuation
Hip Hop
100
-bio- "Biology" "Biopsy"
What is life.
100
The "CAT" in the "HAT".
What is a Rhyme.
100
Because, Nevertheless, in order too, are signal words for this kind of essay.
What is Cause and Effect.
100
Can separate 2 independent clauses and typically includes a conjunction.
What is a semicolon.
100
These guys were Straight Outta Compton.
Who were N.W.A.
200
-chron- "Chronological" "Chronic" "Synchronize"
What is Time.
200
Expression: "You have ice in your veins."
What is an idiom.
200
First, then, lastly are signal words for this kind of essay.
What is Chronological.
200
Used to express high feelings or loud volume.
What is an exclamation mark.
200
Better keep your hands down, cause no one here is a true playa.
Who is Notorious B.I.G.
300
Ped- "Pediatrician"
What is Child, Children.
300
Your face looks like something I'd draw with my left hand.
What is a simile.
300
Type of writing where the purpose is to inform, describe, explain, or define.
What is expository.
300
Used to separate clauses in a sentence.
What is a comma.
300
He had a Love of California and he knew we know how to party.
Who was Tupac Shakur.
400
therm- "thermometer" "thermostat"
What is heat.
400
He was taller than the Eiffel Tower!
What is a Hyperbole.
400
"Timmy dropped the soda, and his computer shorted out" is an example of this.
What is Cause and Effect.
400
Informs the reader that what follows the mark proves, explains, or lists elements of what preceded the mark.
What is a colon.
400
"Have you ever met a girl that you tried to date But a year to make love she wanted you to wait Let me tell ya a story of my situation I was talkin' to this girl from the U.S. nation"
What is "Just a Friend" by Biz Markie.
500
-graph "autograph" "biography"
What is to write.
500
A Giant Midgit. The Cold Fire. The Living Dead. Bitter Sweet. These are all examples of what?
What is an Oxymoron.
500
Bubble Map and Venn Diagrams are used in this style of essay.
What is Compare and Contrast.
500
A series of marks that means either a pause, or an unfinished thought.
What is Ellipsis "..."
500
"i said a hip hop the hippie, the hippie to the hip hip hop, a you dont stop the rock it to the bang bang boogie say up jumped the boogie to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat" Considered to be the "first" rap song.
What is "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang.