Benchmark Reading
Lesson one was about which ancient Greek city?
Athens
This is the part of the essay where you write YOUR opinion to the topic question.
Thesis
In danger of becoming extinct
endangered
Name the vowels of English
a, e, i, o, u, (and sometimes y)
What country is Clayton TR from?
USA
What is the capital of Italy?
Rome
Name another type of Hook: Question, Surprising Fact, ___________
Anecdote, Imaginary Situation, Love or Hate
To join two things together
connect
What is the past tense of "run."
ran
What is Clayton TR's favorite Korean food?
Dalkgalbi 닭갈비
Lesson 3: Who gave Pandora a large box with a lock?
Zeus
What is a sequencing phrase for a closing sentence?
Therefore/For these reasons/Thus/As a result
A vehicle used for travelling in outer space.
spacecraft
What is wrong with this sentence: "And after school I went to the convenience store."
And - cannot start a sentence with a conjunction
What STATE is Clayton TR from?
Arizona
Where on Earth are there over 40,000 species of plants and trees?
Amazon Rainforest
Name each part of an essay in order.
1. Introduction 2. Body Paragraph I 3. Body Paragraph II 4. Conclusion
An area of water and trees in the middle of a desert.
Oasis
Give an example of a "non-counting" noun.
pizza, milk, water, fish, (and others)
Name one of Clayton TRs hobbies (not watch tv or listen to music - everyone does that.)
Drawing, photography, gaming, travelling, Pokémon card collecting?
What do Sea Otters eat?
Sea Urchins
Make a thesis for this topic: "What are your two favorite Korean foods?"
"My two favorite Korean foods are ______ and ______."
An element that animals must breathe to survive.
Oxygen
Name 5 "wh" questions. (Hint essay brainstorming)
Who, what, when, where, why
When is Clayton TR's birthday?
December 10th