Writing Basics
You're about to write on a blank sheet of lined paper, the 3 holes should be on what side?
left side
It'se-ye-ye also means
coyote
The most common punctuation mark that goes at the end of a sentence is?
a period
China has shut places down for having as little as how many cases?
one
What are four different environments American Indians have settled in?
Grassland, desert, arctic ice fields, and mountains
The topic sentence is towards what part of a paragraph?
the beginning
Nez Perce call themselves the ________.
Nimiipuu
Give three examples of a proper noun.
answers may vary
Ex: name of person or place
What was the name of the deepest trench in the Pacific Ocean?
Mariana Trench
The first Americans came from Siberia during the last what?
1. write name
2. capitalize the first letter of every sentence
3. use periods/punctuation at the end of a sentence
4. write date
What is an informative paragraph?
a paragraph that provides information
What is wrong with this sentence?
I walk the track at oak harbor high school yesterday.
I walked the track at Oak Harbor High School yesterday.
How many syllables does subsistence have in it?
3
How many America Indian cultural regions were there?
seven
What is a topic sentence?
a sentence that expresses the main idea of a paragraph.
The Nez Perce lived in which four present-day states?
Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington
Which punctuation mark should be used when listing 3 or more people, places or things?
comma
What do you call a cat who loves to swim?
catfish
A place where members of some tribes shared stories was called?
a kiva
What does it mean to paraphrase?
write something in your own words
The bow and arrow eventually replaced the ______.
atlatl
What is wrong with this sentence?
She said please put your chrome book over their.
She said, "Please put your chrome book over there."
What is a plateau?
a flat area on top of a hill or mountain
Name the American Indian region that was where California is now
California-Intermountain