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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 4
100
You should always begin your essay with one of these
What is a grabber or hook
100
VOCAB: very great in size or amount
What is a VAST
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
What is -to sum up my thoughts -finally ...to wrap it up -to conclude -my final thoughts
200
The name of the first paragraph of the essay
What is the intro paragraph
200
In the intro paragraph, each main idea should be____________
What is listed/identified
200
to add more to dialogue is to___________
What is EXPAND
300
If listing items you must use __________
What is commas
300
One type of grabber you can use besides a QUESTION
What is dialog, statistic, mysterious statement, onomonopeia....
300
The number of sentences your MAIN BODY paragraphs should contain
What is at least 9 or enough to fully support your main idea
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
If you are using text type or talking about something a reader may not know, you should explain it using this...
What is parentheses
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
Example: Pretty people pet popular pigs in Paris
What is ALLITERATION
400
The amount of time given for tomorrow's FCAT Writes test (for the majority of students)
What is 60 minutes THAT IS TO PLAN AND WRITE!
500
The PART OF SPEECH you should add to sentences to expand them
What is ADJECTIVES
500
A final statement in the conclusion paragraph that "WOW'S" the reader.
What is a ZINGER or Smoothie
500
In your essay it is very important to stay on ___________
What is TOPIC!!!!!!!!!
500
2 words that show if a statement is a simile
What is LIKE or AS
500
"MOVING ON..." is an example of a
What is TRANSITIONAL PHRASE