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100
This acronym reminds us to edit our work for conventions:
What is COPS?
100
This deluxifier asks you to replace repetitive words:
What is "paraphrase/synonyms?"
100
The number written as 1 to the 100th power (1 with 100 zeroes)
What is a googol?
100
This character in Jerry Spinelli's "Stargirl" conducts interviews on school TV show "The Hot Seat?"
Who is Kevin?
100
Ms. Levy's favorite soccer team:
What is Manchester United?
200
An effective title cannot be this:
What is a label?
200
This step in "Unpacking the Prompt" is represented by an exclamation point:
What is "Restate the question in your own words?"
200
A blue whale's heart is the size of this automobile:
What is a Volkswagen Beetle?
200
The book "Idiot" is a biography by what sports star?
Who is Johnny Damon?
200
The name of the punctuation mark written as "?!":
What is an interrobang?
300
This type of writing lets a reader into a character's mind:
What is a thoughtshot?
300
"However," and "therefore" are examples of this deluxifier:
What are transition words?
300
One cubic mile of seawater contains 50lbs of this element:
What is gold?
300
In "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins, these characters have had their tongues cut out by the capitol:
What are Avoxes?
300
The name of the class stuffed hedgehog:
What is George?
400
This writing strategy asks you to focus in on one thing and be specific:
What is the "Rule of Write About a Pebble?"
400
The O in ExPLORE asks you to do this to with your test:
What is orient yourself by reading the questions?
400
The name of Lewis Carroll's famous poem, taken from his book "Through the Looking Glass":
What is "The Jabberwocky?"
400
In "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," this character is awarded 10 house points for standing up to his friends:
Who is Neville Longbottom?
400
A name the saxophone player in Ms. Levy's BERT story is called:
What is Saxsquatch/Saxalone?
500
This writing technique helped us to look closely at a passage in a larger text:
What are annotations?
500
A deluxe introduction contains these three parts:
What is an exploded moment, transition, and a thesis?
500
The length of the line a single #2 pencil can make:
What 35 miles?
500
This character from "Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment," by James Patterson has the ability to "disappear" by blending into dark backgrounds:
Who is Fang?
500
TAG is an acronym for this:
What is "Teacher Advisory Group?"