Capitalization 1
What is wrong with the sentence?
My friend and i went to Jack-in-the-box after school.
What is: the I should be capitalized because_
Complete sentence, or sentence fragment?
Under the table
what is: fragment
Which genre of writing TEACHES or EXPLAINS a topic, without an obvious opinion?
Eplanatory/Expository
What are three other words to say claim?
Did you use the room?
When did England and France declare war on Germany?
What is 1939?
Why are these capitalized?
The Outsiders, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, The Avengers, The Last of Us, Annie
What is: they are all titles of books, movies, and plays?
Sentence, or fragment?
After it rains, the grass grows.
Which genre of writing tries to persuade a reader to change their opinion, and respond to a call to action?
Persuasive/Argumentative
What does it mean to analyze a text? Give an example.
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Name 2 of the countries that Hitler took over by force or by invitation during WW2
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Cardi B, Knott's Berry Farm, Lego, Shoe, Diet Coke
What is shoe, because it's not a proper noun.
Sentence, or fragment?
I like tea, but he prefers coffee.
Sentence
Is the excerpt narrative, argumentative, or explanatory?
Video games can improve problem-solving skills and hand-eye coordination. Yet, excessive gaming may lead to decreased physical activity and social isolation.
What is argumentative/persuasive?
What is the word for when you use another person's idea, but you put it in your own words, and you give credit to the original person?
Explain the idea of appeasement, and explain how it affected Europe before the declaration of war.
What is letting Hitler do whatever he wanted, because no one wanted to have another World War.
What is the difference between a proper noun and a common noun?
What is: a common noun isn't the specific example of a person, place, or thing. It's not a brand, a name, or a title. A proper noun is the property or the specific way to name something.
For
And
But
Or
Nor
Yet
So
What is: FANBOYS or Coordinating Conjunctions
Is the excerpt narrative, explanatory, or argumentative?
The solar system consists of the sun, planets, moons, and other celestial objects. The eight planets, including Earth, orbit the sun in elliptical paths
What is explanatory/expository
What is the word for when you copy another person's work, and it looks like it was your work, because you fail to give the original person credit?
What is plagiarism
Thinking about the example of Anne Frank, provide 2 reasons why journals that were kept during the Holocaust are significant.
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Give three examples of proper nouns, and three examples of common nouns
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Which coordinating conjunction/FANBOYS words belong in the blanks?
I wanted to go for a walk, ___ it was raining, ___ I stayed inside, ___ I felt restless, ___ I decided to read a book, ___ I couldn't focus, ___ I made some tea, ___ I spilled it, ___ I ended up cleaning the entire kitchen.
I wanted to go for a walk, but it was raining, so I stayed inside, yet I felt restless, and I decided to read a book, yet I couldn't focus, so I made some tea, yet I spilled it, and I ended up cleaning the entire kitchen.
Provide topics for narrative, argumentative, or explanatory writing.
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Two part question:
a) When an SBAC question asks you to construct a short response, how much should you write?
b) When an SBAC question asks you to construct a performance task, how much should you write?
a) 1-2 massive R.A.C.E. paragraphs
b) AT LEAST three paragraphs.
Explain at least two events in the timeline for Jews in the Holocaust, beginning with the Nuremberg Laws in 1935 to the end of the war in 1945. You don't need to specify years, just events.
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