To Inform or to Not Inform
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Can You Spell Punctuate?
100
Opinion writing is written in this POV.
What is first person?
100
The first step in the writing process.
What is planning?
100
To include direct information from a piece of text.
What is cite evidence?
100
This is what a basic essay includes.
What is an introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion?
100
These types of nouns should always be capitalized.
What are proper nouns?
200
The purpose of an opinion essay.
What is state an opinion or your stance?
200
How many points can you earn for purpose, focus, and organization?
What is 4 points?
200
When writing an introductory paragraph, you should start with a
What is hook?
200
The purpose of this is to introduce the topic and the opinion/thesis statement to the readers.
What is the introduction?
200
Words copied directly from this should always be spelled correctly.
What is the text?
300
How many points can you earn for conventions?
What is two points?
300
Adding your own words in response to the main points or reasons ______________.
What is elaborating?
300
The phrase: According to the text... followed by " " is an example of this.
What is quoting text?
300
This is where the evidence, examples, and elaboration go in an essay.
What are the body/middle paragraphs?
300
Titles of books should always be ___________ whereas titles of articles should be in ______________.
What is underlined and quotation marks?
400
The purpose of an opinion essay is to give reasons. The purpose of an informational essay is to...
What is present facts?
400
For starters, furthermore, in addition and in conclusion are examples of...
What is transition words?
400
E_________ is specific information from the text whereas e___________ adds more detail and expands on the specific information.
What is evidence and elaboration?
400
The purpose of the conclusion is to ...
Restate the main points/opinion that was stated in the introduction
400
Apostrophes should not be used in plural nouns. They should be used when showing this. Example: The three girls ran to the room. The girl's room was so messy, she had to clean it.
What is possesion?
500
This is the focus of an informational essay. It's what the writer wants to say about the topic.
What is a thesis?
500
The focus of an essay comes from these, which are presented in the articles.
What are the big ideas/ main points?
500
What type of word should you begin your body paragraphs with?
What is transition words?
500
These words connect one idea to the next in a piece of writing. They are important to have in an essay so the writing is logical and organized and easy to understand for the reader.
What are transition words?
500
When the subject and the verb match in a sentence. Singular: The boy has homework. Plural: The boys have homework.
What is subject-verb agreement?