Grammar
What part of speech is a person, place, or thing?
Noun
What does the prefix re- mean?
Again
What type of story is not true?
Fiction
Always start your writing with what type of sentence or paragraph?
Introduction
What does Mr. Earls have for snack almost every day?
Spell the plural form of child.
Children
What does the prefix un- mean?
Not
What type of writing often includes rhythm, rhyme, and figurative language?
Poetry
What do you call a group of sentences about the same topic?
What is the name of Mr. Earls' dog?
Bruin
What part of speech is an action?
Verb
What does the root 'phon' mean?
Sound
What genre of story is made up, but the story is set in a particular time, place, or event in history?
Historical fiction
What is the goal of persuasive writing?
To express an opinion
and/or
To convince the reader to do or think something
Name either of Mr. Earls' kids.
Owen or Logan
Spell the past tense of think.
Thought
What does the root 'vis' mean?
See
What genre of book tells about a real person's life?
Biography
When writing dialogue, what punctuation has to go around the words spoken by the character?
Quotation marks
Name a place Mr. Earls has visited outside of the United States.
France, Italy, Ireland, Mexico, Germany, Canada, British Virgin Islands
What are the two parts of a sentence?
Subject and predicate
What does the suffix -less mean?
Without
What genre of story includes magical and impossible characters and events?
Fantasy
What words can you use to help connect ideas in your writing or show the sequence of events?
Transition words
When is Mr. Earls' birthday?
September 17th