Dress-ups
If you take a who/which clause out of a sentence, what should be left?
A complete sentence
What do we call the time and place of a story?
setting
Give two prepositions that can begin a [2] sentence.
over, above, near, under, beside, etc.
When you write without a source text, how can you get ideas for what to write?
Ask yourself questions.
Which numbers should be spelled out rather than written as numerals?
numbers that can be written in one or two words
Name six banned words.
go/went, say/said, good, bad, pretty, big, small, little, happy, sad, came/come, quickly, amazing
What do we call the problem, want, or need of the main character of a story?
conflict
What kind of word must appear at the beginning of a [1] opener?
subject (or adjective/article followed by the subject)
Should each KWO for a research report have all the notes from the same source or the same topic?
same topic
The first time someone is mentioned in an essay, you use their first and last name. After this, how should they be referenced?
by last name only
What do we call the event that leads to the conflict being resolved?
climax
How many words may be in a [6] sentence?
five or fewer
What is a fused outline?
the KWO made by picking notes from source KWOs; use this to write your paragraph
When used with quotations, do periods and commas always go inside or outside of quotation marks?
always inside
Improve this sentence by changing the banned word: He wants to go to Egypt to watch the eclipse in 2027.
Answers will vary, but "go" should be replaced.
When summarizing a reference, what should each paragraph begin with?
topic sentence
What is a [5] opener?
One that begins with where, while, when, as, since, if, although, or because AND has a verb.
What do the letters in TRIAC represent?
Topic sentence, Restriction, Illustration, Analysis, Conclusion
Mt. Vesuvius erupted. The people in Pompeii could not escape.
When Mt. Vesuvius erupted, the people in Pompeii could not escape.
Improve this sentence by changing the banned word and adding a because clause.
The king did not see the value of the rock.
Answers will vary.
When writing a three-paragraph story from pictures, how should you begin each paragraph?
with the central fact of each picture
What must begin a [3] opener?
an -ly adverb
What is the structure of a basic five-paragraph essay?
introduction, three body paragraphs, conclusion
Where should the comma be placed in this sentence:
After we wrote about Pompeii news broke that new discoveries had been made.
After we wrote about Pompeii, news broke that new discoveries had been made.