Banned Words
You might be tempted to use this word when someone is talking
said
The Crusaders and the Muslims fought over which city?
Jerusalem
An adverb dress-up ends in what two letters?
-ly
to attack by surprise
ambush
What is the purpose of a good title?
To create interest in what you have written!
”watched” or “noticed” would be good replacements for this banned word
see/saw
Who was the French aristocrat who spent his own money to help the Americans win the Revolutionary War?
Marquis de Lafayette
How do you mark an opener?
With the number in brackets before the sentence
large is size or quantity
massive
True or false. Your title should be much bigger than anything else on your paper
False!
This banned word means GIGANTIC
big
Which famous battle did Britain win, but proved that the British had weakness that gave the Americans hope to win the Revolution?
Bunker Hill
very violent
fierce
to make a definite and serious decision
resolve
What is the purpose of a topic sentence?
To alert your reader of the topic of the paragraph
teeny-tiny
small
What famous soldier had four musket balls rip through his coat, and two horses shot out from under him, yet survived in the French and Indian War?
George Washington
How do you mark a dress-up?
underline
to state as fact
claim
What is the last sentence of a paragraph called?
The clincher sentence
travel, journey, venture
went
This is the name of the geyser in Yellowstone National Park
Old Faithful
Which sentence can be used as a #6 VSS?
They waited in silence.
In eerie silence.
Which was eerily quiet.
They waited in silence.
regarded with great respect
revered
Where should you get your title from?
Your last sentence