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WRITING
MUGS
PARTS of SPEECH
Poetry/Reading
VOCABULARY
100
This sentence states the main idea of an essay.
What is THESIS?
100
The meaning of MUGS
What is MECHANICS, USAGE, GRAMMAR, AND STYLE?
100
This part of speech describes or limits a noun.
What is AN ADJECTIVE?
100
These are the four elements of poetry.
What ARE SOUND, SHAPE, IDEAS, AND IMAGERY?
100
SOMEONE WHO IS SKILLED IN PUBLIC SPEAKING
What is AN ORATOR?
200
The purpose of this paragraph is to restate the thesis and explain the essay's "So What?" idea.
What is the CONCLUSION?
200
This sentence error occurs when a writer attempts to join two independent clauses with a comma.
What is A COMMA SPLICE?
200
This word shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence.
What is A PREPOSITION?
200
This is the term for poetry without a rhyme scheme.
What is FREE VERSE?
200
DESIROUS OF ANOTHER'S POSSESSIONS
What is ENVIOUS?
300
This is a crucial part of the writing process when a writer looks again at the draft and makes changes to improve its effectiveness.
What is REVISION?
300
This error is only a piece of a sentence, disguised as a complete sentence.
What is A FRAGMENT?
300
This word connects individual words or groups of words in a sentence. There are three kinds; name TWO.
What are CONJUNCTIONS? COORDINATING-SUBORDINATING-CORRELATIVE
300
When a poet decides how to place words or groups of words on the page, the poet is deciding on these.
What is A LINE BREAK?
300
CARELESSNESS; LACK OF CONCERN
What is NEGLIGENCE?
400
This quality of writing focuses on the richness and variety of the writing's language.
What is WORD CHOICE?
400
These are called FCAs.
What are FOCUS CORRECTION AREAS?
400
In sentence #2, the word "obediently" functions as this part of speech.
What is AN ADVERB?
400
This is the practice of reading with a pen/pencil in hand to mark up the text.
What IS ACTIVE READING?
400
TO LOWER IN CHARACTER, QUALITY, OR VALUE
What is TO DEGRADE?
500
Before the writer begins to draft, he must complete this step to insure a good first draft.
What is BRAINSTORMING/OUTLINING?
500
Sentence #1 is an example of this SENTENCE TYPE.
What is A COMPOUND SENTENCE?
500
On chart #2, this group of words is a prepositional phrase.
What is "IN RECORD TIME"?
500
Name at least two STRATEGIES of ACTIVE READING.
What ARE CONNECTING, PREDICTING, COMMENTATING, QUESTIONING, VISUALING, AND EVALUATING?
500
SUGGESTED OR UNDERSTOOD BUT NOT STATED
What is IMPLICIT?