Its all Greek to me
Drafting and Crafting
Parts of Speech Party
Between the Lines
Past Tense
100

The Latin root means "to see"

What is vis?

100

The first sentence of an essay designed to grab the reader's attention.

what is the hook?

100

What is the verb in this sentence:

"The golden lion roared loudly at the soldiers."

What is roared?

100

This text structure typically describes a step by step process.

what is sequential order?

100

Amendment that gave all men the right to vote.

What is the 14th amendment?

200

This word typically means to put events into time order.

What is chronological

200

A prompt for this essay type typically looks like this:

"What is the most important 19th century invention from the industrial revolution?"

What is an argumentative essay?

200

Fix this sentence:

 I will rather stay up late than get up early

 

I would rather stay up late than get up early.

200

The author's attitude in a text.

What is tone?

200

The 19th Amendment.

What amendment gave all women the right to vote?

300

If the Greek root graph means "to write," what is the word for a person's life story written by themselves?

What is an autobiography?

300

These are words like "first", "next", and "finally" that help an essay flow smoothly.

What are transition words?

300

Complete the sentence fragment:

"The high school marching band, which was in a parade"

answers may vary

300

Identify the main points in a text.

What is a summary?

300

Explored the western United States along with Sacajawea

Who were Lewis and Clark?

400

The Latin root Aud means "to listen/hear," What would be the word for a place where you go to listen?

What is an Auditorium?

400

This essay is written to explain a topic using cited evidence.

What is a informational essay?

400

This part of speech has the same sound but differing meanings.

what is a homophone?

400

An author's purpose to tell you how things are alike and how they are different.

What is compare and contrast?

400

The United States gained land stretching to the Rocky Mountains

What is the Louisiana Purchase?

500

The Latin root ology means "the study of," what is the study of animals?

what is zoology?

500

In an argumentative essay, this is the sentence that clearly states the author's main argument or point of view?

What is the claim?

500

This verb tense is used to indicate a completed action in the past.

What is the past perfect verb tense?

500

The main message of a story. 

What is theme?

500

The secretary of the Treasury

Who is Alexander Hamilton?