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Vocabulary
Writing and Organization Skills
Figurative Language
Grammar
In Other Words
100
This word means to break apart and examine in detail typically for purposes of explaination
What is Analyze?
100
What are the "buns" of an essay?
What is introduction and conclusion paragraphs?
100
His hands were like sandpaper
What is Simile?
100

Fix the error: An important part of my life have been the people who stood by me.

What is has been?
100
Elated is another word for 
What is Happy?
200
This word means to come to a conclusion from evidence or reasoning rather than from direct statements
What is infer (or inference)?
200
What should each body paragraph begin with?
What are transition words or phrases?
200
She had the heart of a lion
What is Metaphor?
200

Fix the error: He gave his mother an extravagant gift after the argument. In spite of everything.

What is He gave his mother an extravagant gift after the argument, in spite of everything.

or

 In spite of everything, he gave his mother an extravagant gift after the argument.

200
Dejected is another word for 
What is Sad?
300

This word means to show the ability to speak fluently and coherently.

What is articulate?
300
What is the most important sentence of the whole essay and what purpose does it serve?
What is thesis statement and it outlines the essay points? 

(this may differ as long as the answer states that it outlines)

300

My Bouncing Baby Boy wore a Blue Blazer 

What is Alliteration?
300

Fix the error: In case you haven’t noticed my real name doesn’t appear in the article.

What is In case you haven’t noticed, my real name doesn’t appear in the article.

300
The author claims, states, writes, voices, are better ways to say 
What is says?
400
This word means to combine into a coherent whole.
What is synthesize?
400
What is the first sentence of the conclusion paragraph?
What is restated thesis?
400
Pizza is my Achilles heel
What is Allusion?
400

Fix the error: She was beautiful and she was happy and she was full of life.

What is She was beautiful, and she was happy, and she was full of life.

400
Recollect is another word for 
What is recall?
500
This word means to reduce or lessen
What is Abate?
500
Explain the "sandwich method of writing", break it down. 
What is the introduction and conclusion are the buns, the body paragraphs are the meat, cheese, and veggies. Each body paragraph is a mini sandwich within the bigger sandwich. 

(Answers may differ, as long as this point is made clearly) 

500
That was Seriously Funny
What is Oxymoron?
500

Fix the error: People move to Florida for: the warmer weather, the beach, and the theme parks.

People move to Florida for three reasons: the warmer weather, the beach, and the theme parks.

500
Abundant/Abundance  is another word for 
What is a lot?