Mr. Langholz
Grammar
Effective Communication
Effective Writing
Writing Trivia
100

This is my favorite beverage.

What is coffee?

100

You should always do this to the first letter of the first word of a sentence. Or the letter "I" when referring to yourself.

What is capitalize?

100

YOUR AUDIENCE WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND YOU UNLESS YOU DO THIS.

What is talk loud enough?

100

This is the main point, or argument in your writing.

What is a thesis?

100

John Steinbeck used this many pencils when writing East of Eden?

What is 300?

200

This is where I grew up.

What is Iowa?

200

You should always put this small black dot at the end of a sentence. Providing you aren't interrogating or exclaiming.

What is a period?

200
Eyes are the windows to the soul. It is necessary to this with eyes, in relation to your audience, in order to keep the audience engaged.

What is eye contact?

200

This is the first big chunk of a piece of writing that will grab a reader's attention, include background information, and state a claim or argument.

What is an introduction?

200

Edith Sitwell liked to sit in one of these before she began writing for the day.

What is a coffin?

300

This is where I currently reside.

What is Greeley?

300

You use this to indicate an interrogative statement. I didn't do it!

What is a question mark?

300

It is important to speak in a way that your audience can understand. Specifically, in a way that your listeners can tell different words apart from each other.

What is clearly?

300

This is a way of developing ideas throughout a piece of writing in a way that makes sense: by keeping ideas consistent and referring back to your claim.

What are transitions?
300

Gertrude Stein liked to write in one of these.

What is a parked car?

400

This is my fiance's name.

Who is Erica?
400

This squiggly symbol is also used to substitute the word "and." 

What is an ampersand?

400

Don't face the slides that you're using...

What is face the audience?

400

This is where you include the majority of your writing: evidence, anecdotes, and arguments. 

What is the body? Or body paragraphs?

400

When Dr. Seuss got writer's block, he would go to his closet and wear one of these until he got a new idea.

What is a hat?

500

This is the video game I've played the most in Quarter 2.

What is Madden '20?

500

And, or, but are examples. 

What are conjunctions?

500

Instead of writing paragraph after paragraph on your slides...

What is summarize information?

500

This is where you wrap things up by restating your claim, summarizing information, and calling upon your reader to care about your topic and influence them to change their behavior.

What is a conclusion?

500

In a survey of 2000 people, this percentage lied about having read George Orwell's 1984.

What is 26%?