IEW Style
History Heroes
Vocabulary
IEW Structure
Dress Ups
100

This sentence must state the subject or opinion of the paper

What is a Thesis Sentence?

100

This city was covered in ash by a volcano

What was Pompeii?

100

To attract and hold one's attention because of beauty or excellence?

What is captivate?

100

In a narrative story, this is what you call the exciting point in the story leading up to the problem being solved.

What is the climax?

100

Yelled, asked, commented, are all strong verbs in place of these banned words.

What is say/said?

200

A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and always contains either a ________ or ______ but no _______.

What is a prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and always contains either a NOUN or PRONOUN but no VERB?

200

A famous horse and his famous owner

Who are Bucephalus & Alexander?

200

To walk leisurely

What is to stroll?

200

In a four paragraph paper, there are this many body paragraps.

What is two?

200

In Ancient Egypt, sailors watched for the light and smoke from the Lighthouse of Alexandria to guide their course" is an example of this opener.

What is a prepositional opener?

300

The www.asia.b clause stands for...

What is when, while, where, as, if, since, although, because?

300

An ancient monument made from giant rocks stacked on top of each other to form a type of arch

What is Pentre Ifan?

300

The leading character, hero, or heroine

What is the protagonist?

300

_________ are papers that tell facts.  __________ add an opinion at the end. 

What are Reports and Essays?

300

Captivating, magnificent and sensational are examples of this dress-up. 

What is a quality adjective?

400

The number of things a person is doing if they are the subject of an "ING" opener.

What is two?

400

An ancient Roman leader who gave up his opportunity to rule Rome willingly

Who was Cincinnatus?

400

To shine or sparkle with reflected light

What is to glisten?
400

Two or three key words

What is the number of words the topic sentence and the clincher sentence repeat or reflect?

400

5 words or fewer

What is the number of words in a very short sentence?
500

Use these around a who/which clause

What are commas?

500

The purpose of ancient Roman Hypocaust systems

What is keeping the building warm?

500

Fascinated or captivated. As in, I was fascinated by my writing class this year. 

What is intrigued?

500

The correct order in which to write the paragraphs of a paper.

What is the body paragraphs, the conclusion, and the introduction?

500

"Cacao beans were buried with ancient Mayan kings when they died" is an example of this type of dress-up.

What is a www.asia.b clause?