Grammar
What is a comma?
Every essay begins with this.
What is an introduction paragraph?
Evidence from the text that helps decide what unknown words mean.
What are context clues?
You can use this to find the definition of a word. (hint: the answer is not Google)
What is a dictionary?
This is Mr. Pollnow's first name.
What is Nate?
The following sentence is missing this:
the cat ran to ms. gibbs's house.
This is what tells your reader what your essay will be about.
What is a thesis statement?
Text evidence and background knowledge give you this.
What is an inference?
A type of book where the plot is about something not real.
This is the color of Ms. Egstad's hair.
What is brunette/brown?
These describe action words.
What are adverbs?
A body paragraph begins with this type of sentence.
What is a topic sentence?
There are 4 main types of this.
What is conflict?
What are greek and latin roots?
How old Ms. Rheingans is.
What is 24?
These are words that replace a noun in a sentence to keep it from being too repetitive. (Ex. He, She, Her)
What are pronouns?
This is the goal or purpose of an informative essay.
What is to inform?
This is what universal theme means.
What is the theme can be applied to different books or situations outside of the book?
This is what a story is mostly about.
What is the main idea?
These are the teachers in the room next door.
Who are Mr. Crowell and Mrs. Fabiano? OR Who is Mr. Pollnow and Mrs. Hund?
The following is an example of this type of sentence.
Today I am going to my sister's house for lunch then I am going to the store to buy some clothes for my trip to Florida next week finally when I get back home I am going to clean my kitchen.
What is a run-on sentence?
You need this to help explain your claim or topic to the reader.
What is evidence?
What happens leading up to the climax of the story.
What is rising action?
This is a specific type of figurative language where the author gives a non-human thing, humanlike traits.
What is personification?
The name of our principal.
Who is Mr. Ott?