Parts of Speech
Sentences
PS1 Learning Targets
PS2 Learning Targets
PS3 Learning Targets
100

This part of speech modifies the nouns after it.

What is an adjective?

100

This clause can stand on it's own.

What is an independent clause?

100

State the learning target 2.0, 3.0, or 4.0

Consistently correctly uses lists (in parallel structure).

What is 2.0?

100

You must use these in between each paragraph to achieve a 2.0 minimum.

What are transitions words?

100

This is the 2.0 level for claims.

Make a statement about the text (may not be arguable to be considered a claim. 

200

Name the part of speech of the underlined word in the following sentence: 

Johnny is amazingly talented.

What is an adverb?

200

This punctuation mark must always go before a conjunction.

What is a comma?

200

Always uses complex sentences correctly.

What is 3.0 level?
200

True or false: A claim in my introduction counts towards a "central idea" in my paper.

What is true?

200

You reference this in a novel or short story after the author's name in MLA citation.

What is the page number the quote is found on?

300

Choose "who" or "whom" for the following sentence.

To ____ does the book belong to?

What is "whom?"

300

This type of sentence is made of two independent clauses join by either a comma+conjunction or a semi-colon.

What is a compound sentence?

300

Consistently uses freshman LTs correctly. 

What is 2.0?

300

True or false: I can never use first person (I, me, we, you, or us) in my writing.

False: I have to check the prompt first to decide what kind of paper I am writing!

300

To achieve the 3.0 level in explanation (3.3.2), the student must reference ____ of the text.

What is one to two specific sentences?

400

This part of speech modifies verbs, adjectives, and others of its own kind.

What is an adverb?

400

This type of clause is an incomplete thought when left alone, or more commonly known as a fragment. 

With it's partner, it becomes a subordinate clause, forming a complete thought and sentence.

What is a dependent clause?

400

Name the learning target: Always applies clear pronoun usage (i.e. not vague).

What is 1.3.3?

400

This is one type of transition I can use in my writing.

Answers will vary (show relationship).
400

For a 3.0 claim, you must explain how these impact a story.

What are literary devices (literary elements/figurative language)?

500

Relative pronouns answer these questions regarding people and their things.

What are who, whom, whose, which, and that?

500

This punctuation mark is used for many things: to go in between separate lists or even after introductory clauses. It's most commonly used to connect two independent clauses, forming a compound sentence.

What is a semi colon?

500

You must reach this percentage correctly for a 2.0 level in 1.2.1 and 1.2.2. (I.e. you must write a complex sentence correctly this amount of time [percentage]).

What is 92%?

500

You will lose points for a 4.0 in style if your essay is this.

What is too wordy or full of repetition and fluff.
500

_____ is what it is called to merge a quote from a piece of work into a sentence of your own words.

What is to integrate a quote.