Essay Structure
ELA/CEW Vocabulary
Grammar Skills
Punctuation Skills
100

The acronym "CER" is short for what? 

What is Claim, Evidence and Reasoning?

100

"As slow as a sloth" is an example of what literary term?

What is a simile?

100

This type of clause can stand alone as a sentence.

What is an independent clause?

100

How many commas are necessary in the sentence:

I need soap sponges and gloves for the dishes. 

What is two (2) ?

200
Your thesis should contain what?

What is your overall claims ? (will also accept claim 1 and claim 2)

200

This should be in your introduction and should contain your claims.

What is a thesis?

200
This type of clause needs some help to stand alone.

What is a dependent clause?

200

If the dependent clause comes AFTER the independent clause which punctuation mark should you NOT use?

What is a comma?

300

When annotating for your prompt what are the three things you are looking for?

What is background information, key components and central idea/question?

300
The section of your essay where you analyze your evidence and show how it supports your claim?

What is the reasoning?

300

An appositive helps add more details to what specific grammar component in a sentence: the verb or the noun?

What is the noun?

300

If the dependent clause comes before the independent clause  you should use what punctuation mark?

What is a comma?

400

An argumentative essay prompt is asking you to do what?

What is choose a side to argue?

400

"Her eyes were diamonds" is an example of what literary term?

What is a metaphor?

400

In the sentence:

She is a bright child.

Which word is the adjective?

What is the word "bright"?  (will also accept: what is bright?)

400

When using a direct quote in a sentence you should use this punctuation mark to notate the quote.

What are quotation marks? (also accept: What is quotation marks? )

500

An informational essay prompt asks you to do what? 

What is inform the reader about a subject? (anything close to this counts) 

500

"He felt like the flowers were waving hello" is an example of what literary term?

What is imagery?

500

Coordinate adjectives are two or more adjectives that separately describe what in a sentence: a noun or a verb?


What is a noun?

500

What punctuation mark works the best in the sentence below to help showcase a close relationship between the clauses?

John always slept with the light on he was afraid of the dark. 

What is a semicolon?