Maps
New England Region
Mid Atlantic Region
Southern Region
Writing
100

The four main directions

What are the North, South, East, West

100
This is where the original 13 colonies were located.

What is the New England Region?

100

A state that is in the Mid Atlantic Region. 

What is New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Delware? 

100

A state that is in the Southern Region. 

What is Virgina, W. Virgina, S. Carolina, N. Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Arkansas, or Louisiana?

100

Always start your writing with a ____________. 

What is a topic sentence or introduction? 

200
North America is in this region of the world. 

What is the Northwest Region?

200

The war that was fought against Great Britain that made us an independent Nation. 

What was the Revolutionary War?

200
This is a famous city where most immigrants first arrived in the 1800's. 

What is New York City? 

200

This state is a large peninsula. 

What is Florida? 

200

TWICS stands for ___________________. 

What is TRANSITIONS, WORD CHOICE, INTRODUCTION, CONCLUSION, and SENTENCE? Does your sentences make sense? 

300

You use this when you want to know which way is North on a map. 

What is a compass rose? 

300

Boston is famous for many things. Name one.

What is the first college, library, Boston Tea Party, Revolutionary War, and Paul Revere.

300

The Nation's Capital is called ______________. 

What is Washington D.C.? 

300
The Civil War was fought because of this common practice in the South. 

What is slavery? 

300

You should conclude your writing with a ___________________. 

What is Do you wonder? 

400

The imaginary line that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres. 

What is the equator? 

400

People like to visit the New England Region in the fall for this reason. 

What are the colorful trees? 

400

This is an area in Washington, D.C. that is a large grassy area and not a place to shop. 

What is The National Mall? 
400

This is a National Park in Southern Region that looks like it has blue smoke on top of the mountains. 

What is Smoky Mountains National Park?

400

Some transitions that you can use to show time are _____________ (name 3). 

What are first, next, then, also, last, finally, additionally, and furthermore? 

500

You use this to interpret a map or to find out what the symbols on the map represent. 

What is a map key? 

500
The smallest state in America. 

What is Rhode Island? 

500

The law making branch of the government which is in Washington, DC. 

What is Congress? 

500

The climate is mostly ________ .

What is hot? 

500

An essay should be ___________ long. 

What is 3-5 paragraphs?