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punctuation
can you spell it?
6 + 1 Traits
story elements
vocabulary
100
it's down low
What is comma?
100
the spelling of comma's twin but it's up high
What is a-p-o-s-t-r-o-p-h-e?
100
when you brainstorm
What are ideas?
100
what happens in the story
What is plot?
100
all alone
What is solitary?
200
it's used before a list or after Dear Mr. Smith in a business letter
What is colon?
200
the spelling of these pairs of marks " "
What is q-u-o-t-a-t-i-o-n m-a-r-k-s?
200
using transitions and paragraphing are part of this
What is organization?
200
time and place in the story
What is setting?
200
one of a kind, special
What is unique?
300
It shows a lot of emotion as an end mark.
What is exclamation point?
300
the spelling of the name of the mark that contains a hyphen
What is s-e-m-i(hyphen)c-o-l-o-n?
300
when you show your personality in your writing
What is voice?
300
animals, people or imaginary creatures in the story
What is character?
300
to identify the sources used for research
What is cite?
400
It comes as a pair ( )
What is parentheses?
400
The spelling of the mark that ends a factual sentence.
What is p-e-r-i-o-d?
400
Making sure spelling, punctuation, capitalization and grammar are all correct
What are conventions?
400
the message about life the writer wants the reader to get
What is theme?
400
taking someone else's words and putting them into your own words
What is paraphrase?
500
It's used to take the place of missing words
What are ellipses?
500
The spelling of the mark that can come in three's or as four, or more than four for elapsing time.
What is e-l-l-i-p-s-e-s?
500
Having sentences start with different words, using different types of sentences and different lengths
What is sentence fluency?
500
the four story elements
What are plot, setting, character and theme?
500
The correct information needed to show where you got your information for research
What is citation?