1. Capitalization & Punctuation
What punctuation mark ends a question?
Question mark (?)
What does the prefix “un-” mean?
Not or opposite
What’s the first thing you do before writing?
Think, brainstorm, or plan
Fix this: “the sun is yellow”
The sun is yellow.
What’s a noun?
A person, place, or thing
Which words in a title should be capitalized?
First word, last word, and important words
What does the word careless mean?
Without care
Name 3 things every good story has.
Characters, setting, plot
Fix this: “tomorrow is friday”
Tomorrow is Friday.
What’s a verb?
An action word
Fix this: "i went to the zoo."
I went to the zoo.
Add a prefix to “happy” to make it the opposite.
Unhappy
Write a silly sentence with correct punctuation.
A strong, interesting opening
Fix this: “we went to new york last year”
We went to New York last year.
Which word is an adjective? happy, run, quickly
Happy
What are the 3 ending punctuation marks?
Period (.), question mark (?), exclamation mark (!)
Add a suffix to "teach" to show someone is doing it now.
Teaching
Make up a short story with a beginning, middle, and end in 3 sentences.
Creative, complete story
Fix this: “i like apples bananas and grapes”
I like apples, bananas, and grapes.
What’s the subject in this sentence: “The dog barked loudly”?
The dog
Fix this sentence: “my mom is cooking dinner now”
My mom is cooking dinner now.
True or False: The prefix “pre-” means after.
False (it means before)
What’s a hook sentence? Make one up!
A strong, interesting opening
Fix this: “can we go to the park she asked”
“Can we go to the park?” she asked.
Make a sentence using a noun, a verb, and an adjective.
Student-generated (e.g., The big cat jumped.)