Sentences
This type of letter should start every sentence.
Capital letter
The range (number) of complete sentences that a sixth-grade paragraph should be.
5 - 7
R & A
Restate the question and Answer all parts of the question
The name given to the main seven land areas on Earth.
Continent(s)
Mr. A's favorite movie franchise.
Star Wars
This is what every sentence should end with.
Each paragraph should begin with this type of sentence.
Topic
This is what you need to find, present, and explain to help support your argument.
Evidence
The name for social scientists that study maps and the land features of the Earth.
Geographers.
The number of dogs Mr. A owns.
Two (2)
The part of the sentence that tells what each sentence is about.
Subject (topic)
Each paragraph should end with this type of sentence.
Conclusion
C & E
Cite relevant evidence and Explain your evidence and answer with details and commentary
The type of social scientist that Indiana Jones is.
Archaeologist
The sport Mr. A coaches.
Volleyball
This type of punctuation separates lists of things or acts as a pause in sentences.
Comma
You should do this to each paragraph to make it clear that you are starting a new paragraph.
Indent
This is when someone has the opposite argument that you do.
Counter-argument (counter-claim)
The type of social scientist that records and studies the past.
Historian
Mr. A's favorite way to vacation.
Cruise ships
The part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or is.
Predicate
These are the two things that make up the middle of a paragraph.
Evidence and commentary (details)
When should you use the R.A.C.E. strategy?
Always! (when answering questions verbally or in writing)
The name of the area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the Middle East. (Hint: it looks like a croissant)
The Fertile Crescent
The name of Mr. A's favorite person in the world (his wife).
Miss Kate (Katelyn)