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Vocab
Parts of Speech
Color of Water
Writing
Punctuation
100
to make (something) shorter; especially : to reduce (a word or name) to a shorter form
What is abbreviate
100
What is a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence
What is a verb
100
Ruchel Dwajra Zylska
What is Ruth's Jewish Name
100
a short piece of writing on a particular subject.
What is a essay
100
end mark used to indicate a command or excited remark
What is an exclamation mark !
200
a short story about an interesting or funny event or occurrence
What is an anecdote
200
What is a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word-group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc.
What is an adverb
200
A traveling Rabbi preacher who moved his family around a lot because he couldnt hold a job.
Who is Ruth's father
200
a genre of essay that requires the student to investigate an idea, evaluate evidence, expound on the idea, and set forth an argument concerning that idea in a clear and concise manner. This can be accomplished through comparison and contrast, definition, example, the analysis of cause and effect, etc.
What is an expository essay
200
mark that indicates a pause
What is a comma ,
300
extreme admiration or praise
What is adulation
300
What is a word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it.
What is an adjective
300
The American Black revolutionary organization that James hated and feared.
Who are the Black Panthers
300
a genre of essay that asks the student to describe something—object, person, place, experience, emotion, situation, etc. This genre encourages the student’s ability to create a written account of a particular experience. What is more, this genre allows for a great deal of artistic freedom (the goal of which is to paint an image that is vivid and moving in the mind of the reader).
What is a descriptive essay
300
mark that precedes a list
What is a colon :
400
a difficult situation or condition : misfortune or tragedy
What is adversity
400
What is a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g., I, you ) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g., she, it, this ).
What is a pronoun
400
Hard work, no nonsense, quest for excellence, distrust of authority figures, and a deep belief in God and education.
What is described by James as the immigrant mentality
400
These essays are often anecdotal, experiential, and personal—allowing students to express themselves in a creative and, quite often, moving ways.
What is a narrative essay
400
used to indicate a footnote
What is an asterisk *
500
of or relating to art or beauty. pleasing in appearance
What is aesthetic
500
What is a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause
What is a conjunction
500
Ran away from home to Chicago at the age of 15. Joined the army and got killed in World War II.
Who is Ruth's brother Sam.
500
a genre of writing that requires the student to investigate a topic; collect, generate, and evaluate evidence; and establish a position on the topic in a concise manner.
What is argumentative/persuasive essay
500
mark that indicates a pause between two complete thoughts
What is a semicolon ;