Punctuation
Vocabulary and Phrases
General Concepts
Tips
It's Anyone's Guess!
100

The way you would end an exciting phrase or statement

What is an exclaimation point

100
Name for phrases that help the reader move from one topic to the next
What is a transitonal phrase
100

Number of paragraphs an essay should contain

What is at least 3

100

You should always begin your essay with one of these

What is a hook

100

The parts of a complete essay

What is a INTRO, BODY PARAGRAPH(S), AND CONCLUSION

200

You use these to begin and end dialogue

What is quotation marks

200

Give one example that you can finish your essay with besides....IN CONCLUSION

-to sum up my thoughts 

-finally 

-all in all

-as you can see

200
The name of the first paragraph of the essay
What is the intro paragraph
200

In the intro paragraph, the last sentence should be your ____________

What is claim

200

Expanding sentences with more words is called ___________

What is STRETCHING, ELABORATING, or GIVING DETAIL

300
If listing items you must use __________
What is commas
300

One type of grabber you can use besides a QUESTION

-Imagine...

-Have you ever...

-What if ...

-Everyone has...

-You might think...

300

The number of sentences your MAIN BODY paragraphs should contain

What is at least 5

300

You should always ____________ before you begin to write your essay

What is PLAN!

300
List three types of figurative language
What is simile, metaphor, hyperbole, alliteration, personification, onomonopeia,
400

The PART OF SPEECH you should add to sentences to expand them

What is ADJECTIVES

400
EXAMPLE: I was so shocked my eyes popped out of my skull!
What is HYPERBOLE
400
The topic sentence of your essay must match the __________ given
What is PROMPT
400

Each example provided in your body paragraph should support your ______

What is claim or argument

400

The step in the writing process that requires you to correct your work for grammatical mistakes

What is EDITING

500

An ______________ refers to the pronoun in the sentence

What is antecedent

500

A final statement in the conclusion paragraph that "WOW'S" the reader. (We haven't covered this in class. Take your best guess)

What is a ZINGER

500

In your essay it is very important to stay on ___________

What is TOPIC!!!!!!!!! or Point!!!

500

Using a ______ sentence will help your essay flow better.

What is TRANSITION

500

The step in the writing process that requires you to correct your work for coherence and logical flow

What is REVISION