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Essay Prep
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What is a noun? Provide at least 1 example

A person, place, or thing.

100

What's wrong with this sentence?

i had fun at the baseball game

I had fun at the baseball game!

100
What are the 3 punctuations that can end a sentence?

Period (.), Exclamation Mark (!), Question Mark (?)

100
Correct this sentence: i can't go to your house tonight.
I
100

What do you when the essay prompt comes on the screen?

Raise your hand for a piece of paper
200

What is a verb? provide at least 1 example

a word that shows an action or that someone is there.


Ex: He IS a boy. She WALKS to school. 

200

What is wrong with this writing?

he went to the park tomorrow

He will go to the park tomorrow.

200

When quoting text or someone is speaking what punctuation do you use?

Quotation Marks " "

200
Correct this sentence: james always gets what he wants and i don't think it's fair.
James and I
200

What is the box and bullets organizer used for?

The box- the claim ( answer the prompt)

bullets- the reasons 

300
What is an adjective? Provide 1 example.

Describes a noun.

Ex: He threw the LITTLE YELLOW toy. 

300
What is wrong with this writing?


Sam went to the store and he went to the wall and then he went home. 

Sam went to the store. He went to the wall. Then he went home.

300

What are the 3 verb tenses and their rules?

Past- add -ed or change spelling

Present- stays the same, add -s, add -ing

Future- add will

300
Correct this sentence: my mom and i went to walmart to buy some groceries.
My I Walmart
300
What do we use to support our reasons? (Hint: there are 2)

Text Evidence and Explaining the reasons

Text Evidence Sentence Stem: In paragraph _ it says ____

Explaining Reason Text Evidence:This shows me _

400

What is a pronoun? Provide at least 3 examples

It is a word that takes place of a noun like he, she, they, etc.


Ex: SHE is in 3rd grade.

400

What must a compound sentence have? 

A comma (,) and any of the following : and, but, or


400
What are verbs of being? List at least 3.

A verb that shows someone is there. 

Ex:am, are, is, was, were, will be, being, been 

400
Correct this sentence: it is true that i think oak dale elementary is the best school in all of amarillo.
It, I, Oak, Dale, Amarillo
400
What needs to be included in the introduction?

The lead and the claim. 


500

What is punctuation? List at least 3 examples.

Using the correct grammar marks in a sentence like periods, commas, apostrophes, exclamation points, etc.

I like the color blue.

500

What are the 5 things a sentences NEEDS to have to be a complete sentence?

1. A noun (subject)

2. A verb 

3. Begins with a Capital Letter

4. End with punctuation

5. makes sense

500
What punctuation is missing in this sentence? Do you want to go to the mall the park or the movies for Dads birthday I asked
"Do you want to go to the mall, the park, or the movies for Dad's birthday?" I asked.
500
Correct this sentence: this christmas i got the movie zootopia, a doll that i named sally, and some new clothes.
This, Christmas, I, Zootopia, I, Sally
500

How can you get a 5/5 on the essay?

- Claim is specific and on topic

- Reasons are explained and have text evidence

- 80% of spelling and grammar is correct

- Organization is effective : 

1. Introduction (lead and claim)

2. Reason 1 (reason, text evidence, explaining reason)

3. Reason 2 (reason, text evidence, explaining reason)

4. Conclusion (ending and restate the claim)