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Punctuation
Argument Writing
Informative Writing
Narrative Writing
Plagiarism
100
The punctuation mark most commonly used to end complete sentences.
What is a period?
100
To convince someone of a particular point of view using logic and evidence.
What is argument writing?
100
The purpose of informative writing
What is to inform, explain, and/or provide information
100
The purpose of narrative writing
What is to tell a story?
100
When you copy someones words or ideas without giving them credit
What is plagiarism?
200
the punctuation mark that is used in dialogue
What are quotation marks?
200
A sentence that the author is trying to prove.
What is the claim?
200
Body paragraphs in essays begin with this
What is a topic sentence?
200
When two characters speak to one another
What is dialogue?
200
The way to give credit within the body of your paper
What is in-text citation?
300
The punctuation mark that, when used with a coordinating conjunction (FANBOY), can be used to combine two complete sentences?
What is a comma?
300
What the author uses to prove or validate his or her claim and reasons.
What is evidence?
300
The first sentence or two of every essay.
What is the attention grabber?
300
The sequence of events in a story
What is plot?
300
What goes at the end of a paper to give credit to sources
What is a bibliography or works cited page?
400
The punctuation mark that makes contractions and shows possession.
What is an appostrophe?
400
What the writer uses to connect the evidence back to the claim.
What is the explanation?
400
This form of informative writing looks at two things and says how they are similar and how they are different
What is compare/contrast writing?
400
The way characters are portrayed, what they are like, and how they change
What is character development?
400
These go around an in-text citation.
What is parentheses?
500
The punctuation mark that can separate two complete setnences without using a conjunction
What is the semi-colon?
500
What the author does to acknowledge the other side
What is provide a counterclaim?
500
This is needed to make your informative essay clear
What is a thesis statement or purpose statement?
500
specific methods to use language to "paint a picture" or descirbe vividly.
What is figurative language?
500
This is taking someone elses words and/or ideas and putting them in your own words AND needs to be cited
What is paraphrasing?