Basics in writing a Paragraph
English Basics
Hitler's Youth
Guess that Movie
Finish that Lyric
100

What does a sentence always contain?

A subject and a predicate.  

100

What does Non-fiction mean? 

Writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people 

100

Who is the main character of Hitler's Youth? 

Sophie Scholl 


100

Hi, I'm Chucky want to play? 

Child's Play 

(or any other Chucky movie) 

100

My first love broke my heart for the first time, and I was like . . . . 

Baby, baby, baby, oooh 

Baby - Justin Bieber 

200

What stops a sentence from being a run on sentence? 

Proper punctuation marks.

200

What is a synonym? 

a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase 

200

What happened to the teachers who did not join the NFTA? 

They were dismissed and 'fired' 
200

It's alive! It's alive!

Frankenstein 
200

And if I only could, I'd make a deal with God

And I'd get him to swap our places 

Be runnin' up that road 

. . . . 

Be runnin' up that hill 

Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush 

300

What word is alway capitalized unless it is in the middle of a word in sentence? 

ex: pizza, inside, Monica, Sid, jacuzzi 

300

What is fiction? 

Literature created from the imagination; creative work that is inconsistent with history, fact, or plausibility 

300

What is Sophie's boyfriends name? 

Fritz 

300

My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get. 

Forrest Gump 

300

You better check yo' self ....

Before you wreck yo' self 

Check Yo Self - Ice Cube


400

What is a declarative sentence? 

A sentence that states a fact or statement

or 

A sentence that ends with a period. 

400

What is a thesis? 

The thesis is the main idea of an essay or writing assignment. 

400

Who was the Führer?

Adolf Hitler 


400
I'm the king of the world. 

Titanic 


400

Boom boom boom

Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon

It's always been inside of you, you, you 

And now it's time to let it through 

'Cause baby, you're a firework 


Firework - Katy Perry 


500

How many sentences in a paragraph?

5 - 10 Sentences 

500

What is an author's purpose? 

It's the reason ,intent, or reason why the author is writing a certain book/article/story 

500

Who is the author of Hitler's Youth? 

Susan Campbell Bartoletti

500

On Wednesdays we wear pink. 

Mean Girls

500

I was looking for a job, and then I found a job 

And . . . . 

Heaven knows I'm miserable now

Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - The Smiths