Banned Words
Things I've Learned along the Way
Dress-ups
Vocabulary
Formatting
100

You might be tempted to use this word when someone is talking

said

100

This beautiful blue stone is found in Afghanistan

Lapis Lazuli

100

An adverb dress-up ends in what two letters?

-ly 

100

the highest point or part

summit

100

What is the purpose of a good title?

To create interest in what you have written!

200

”watched” or “noticed” would be good replacements for this banned word

see/saw

200

This Roman ruler saw a vision of a large cross in the sky and believed it helped his army win a battle

Constantine

200

What do we call a word that ends in -ly but is not an adverb (lovely, ugly, lonely, etc.)

 an imposter

(or adjective)

200

very great in size or amount

enormous

200

True or false. Your title should be much bigger than anything else on your paper

False!

300

This banned word means GIGANTIC

big

300

This famous tapestry is 230 feet long!

Bayeux Tapestry

300

This dress-up shows action

strong verb

300

to throw in a forceful way

cast

300

What is the purpose of a topic sentence?

To alert your reader of the topic of the paragraph

400

teeny-tiny

small

400

This city houses the Kaaba, a sacred shrine to Muslims

Mecca

400

How do you mark a dress-up?

underline

400

to state as fact

claim

400

What is the last sentence of a paragraph called?

The clincher sentence

500

travel, journey, venture

went

500

This is the name of the geyser in Yellowstone National Park

Old Faithful

500

This dress-up is a way to combine facts about one noun

who/which

500

regarded with great respect

revered

500

Where should you get your title from?

Your last sentence