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Go with the flow
100
I should do this when I don't know what a word means.
What is "Look it up in the dictionary"? or What is "use context clues"?
100
Writing about an experience you had in past tense.
What is a personal narrative?
100
The stages of the writing process.
What is "pre-writing or planning, drafting, revising and editing, final, publishing"?
100
Get this the night before the test.
What is a good night's sleep?
100
words that help our reader go from one idea to the next
What are "transitions"?
200
What I do when I don't know how to spell a word.
What is "look it up in the dictionary"?
200
a type of writing that explains something
What is "an expository essay"?
200
What you are doing when you look for better ways to express an idea in your writing.
What is "revising"?
200
four hours
What is the length of time for each day of the test?
200
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence: "Back then, kids started working when they were young; in fact, Edison got a job on the railroad when he was twelve, selling newspapers and snacks." a) Change the semicolon to a comma b) Change "in fact" to "moreover" c) Change "in fact" to "still" d) No change should be made
What is "No change should be made"?
300
The two words at the top of a dictionary page
What are "guide words" or "words that tell what is on that page"?
300
thesis or controlling idea
What is the one sentence that tells your reader what you are writing about in an essay?
300
Your reason for writing. For example, you might write to inform, to describe, to entertain, or to persuade.
What is "author's purpose" or "purpose for writing"?
300
eat a healthy breakfast and be on time to school
What should I do on the morning of the test?
300
You should indent to make a new one of these every time you change ideas.
What are paragraphs?
400
Words listed in blue underneath dictionary entries.
What are synonyms (words that mean the same) and/or antonyms (words that mean the opposite)?
400
a thoughtful reflection on what you learned from an experience
What is required in the conclusion of a good personal narrative?
400
After reading the writing prompt, you must create a web or a list, then plan your writing structure.
What is "pre-writing or planning".
400
talk, disturb others, or move around the room
What are you not allowed to do on testing day?
400
What change, if any, should be made to sentence 29: "(27) Today we have smart phones and hand-held computers. (28) We listen to music on CD and watch DVDs. (29) Without Thomas Edison's pioneering work, our world would be a very different place." a) At any rate, b) Meanwhile, c) Therefore, d) However,
What is "However,"?
500
vb(verb), n(noun), adj(adjective), adv(adverb)
What are "parts of speech"?
500
an example from a movie, book, or personal experience
What are good ways to support your thesis?
500
re-read your own work
What is the last thing I should do when I am done with a final draft?
500
a book, a snack, water
What should I bring on the day of the test?
500
What change, if any, should be made to the following paragraph: "(21) Next Edison wanted to photograph people and things in motion and play the moving images back. (22) George Eastman had invented camera film. (23) In 1891, Edison used this film to invent the Kinetograph, a motion-picture camera that recorded movement onto film." a) Add "Earlier" to the beginning of sentence 22 b) Change "used" to "uses" in sentence 23 c) Add a comma after "people" in sentence 21 d) No change needs to be made
What is "Add "Earlier" to the beginning of sentence 22"