Dress Ups
This Dress Up tells how something is done
What is an -ly adverb?
"Et tu, Brute?" were his last words.
Who was Julius Caesar?
Sentence with a quality adjective and a who/which clause
Responses vary
This sentence opener is a noun
What is a Subject Opener?
Cassius manipulated Brutus into murdering Caesar. (Find one technique)
What is a strong verb?
Technique that entices the reader to continue reading your essay
What is a hook?
This Dress Up describes a noun
What is a Quality Adjective?
This pirate was at first "one of the best of possible shipmates."
Who was Long John Silver?
Sentence with an -ly adverb and a strong verb
Responses vary
Double Jeopardy!!
This Sentence Opener tells how something is done
What is an -ly Opener?
"I came. I saw. I conquered." -- Julius Caesar (Find two techniques)
What is the VSS or 3sss?
like, go, went, said, see, look, big, little
What are banned words?
This kind of Dress Up replaces the banned words "go/went", "see/saw/look", or "said"
What is a Strong Verb?
He was "Hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster."
Who was Scrooge from "A Christmas Carol"?
Double Jeopardy!!
Sentence with a who/which clause
Responses vary
This Sentence Opener includes the because clause.
What is the www.asia.wub clausal opener?
Upon the sandy beach, the pirates battled over the treasure map. (Find 3 techniques)
Possible responses: What is a prepositional opener, a strong verb, and a quality adjective?
The kind of sentence that begins each paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?
What is the www.asia.wub?
Double Jeopardy!!
This man gave up everything to serve the lepers who lived in exile.
Who is Father Damien?
Sentence with a prepositional opener
Responses vary
It's 2-5 words.
What is the VSS (very short sentence)?
Willing to face danger, Jim was an intrepid young man. (Find two techniques)
Possible answers: What is an -ing Opener and a quality adjective?
This kind of sentence should end each paragraph
What is a clincher?
Double Jeopardy!!
This Dress Up clause follows a person or thing, and describes it
What is a Who/Which clause?
He gave a funeral speech that swayed a crowd from praise to persecution
Who was Mark Antony?
Create an alliteration
Responses varies
This opener begins with a verb
What is an -ing Opener?
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Hardly able to contain his contempt for the other pirates, Long John Silver continually planned his escape with the treasure. (Find two techniques)
Possible answers: What is an -ly Opener and an -ly adverb?
Name one of the not-so-appealing perfume ingredients.
What is ambergris, oud or hyraceum?
If you fail to add a dress up clause to a complete sentence, you will create this
What is a fragment?
"He was a tall man, over six feet high, and broad in proportion, and he had a bluff, rough-and-ready face, all roughened and red-lined and lined in his long travels. His eyebrows were very black, and moved readily, and this gave him a look of some temper, not bad, you would say, but quick and high."
Who is Squire Trelawney in Treasure Island?
Create a sentence with a clausal opener and a strong verb
Responses vary
"Without a doubt," you are "over" and "above" average and know your "ins" and "outs" if you use this type of opener.
What is a Prepositional Opener?
The clausal technique that fits in this sentence:
The conspirators encircled and stabbed Caesar ____________________________________
Double Jeopardy!!
A type of essay that examines how an author's words produce a particular effect
What is literary analysis?