Commas
Summary Abbreviations
Dialogue
Summarize the Story
Other
100

I could barely clap my hands, with all the layers I was wearing.

I could barely clap my hands with all the layers I was wearing.

100

What are the 5 Ws and an H?

Who, What, When, Where, Why, How.

100

Speech begins and ends with _______ marks.

Speech begins and ends with quotation marks.

100

We all have stories.  Summarize your day so far with SWBST.

(Accept any answer in the right format.)

100

How do you remove Sharpie from a whiteboard?

Alcohol will remove Sharpie from most smooth surfaces.

200

I silently, vowed, to do everything within my power, to become the “after” picture.

I silently vowed to do everything within my power to become the “after” picture.

200

What is SWBST used for?

Summarizing fiction.

200

What are the three places a speaker can be named in a sentence?

At the beginning, in the middle, or at the end.

200

Provide a topic sentence for, “But Did You See the Gorilla?  The Problem with Inattention Blindness” with SAAC.  (Provide paper.)

“But Did You See the Gorilla?  The Problem with Inattention Blindness” by Daniel Simons explains the problem of missing important things due to distraction.

200

Name two ways to get a Google classroom project to your teacher.

Click “SHARE” and type your teacher’s name.  Or, click “Turn in.”

300

At least once an hour no matter where I was I’d find a bathroom so I could take off my shirt and flex in the mirror for a couple of minutes.

At least once an hour, no matter where I was, I’d find a bathroom so I could take off my shirt and flex in the mirror for a couple of minutes.

300

What does SWBST stand for?

Someone Wanted But So Then

300

______ only go at the end of the sentence, not the end of speech within a sentence.

A period only goes at the end of the sentence, not the end of speech within a sentence.

300

Summarize the African story about the rich man, the poor man and the goat.

The poor man wants to smell the rich man’s food to make his dinner taste better, but the rich man sees him and has him arrested.  He asks the court to give him the poor man’s goat.  The court decides that because the poor man took only the smell of food, the rich man is entitled only to the smell of the goat.

300

How do you save a paper on Google classroom?

This happens automatically.

400

My button-downs were so tight, that a few seconds after jamming the extra layers into my pants, the pressure would suddenly bunch the cloth up in random places so it looked like I had a goiter on my shoulder, or something.

My button-downs were so tight that a few seconds after jamming the extra layers into my pants, the pressure would suddenly bunch the cloth up in random places so it looked like I had a goiter on my shoulder or something.

400

What is SAAC used for?

To make a topic sentence for a piece of nonfiction.

400

What must happen every time the speaker changes in a conversation?

A new paragraph must begin for each new speaker.

400

Summarize The People Could Fly.

Toby and the African slaves who could previously fly wanted to be free, so he spoke the magic words to let them fly away, and then the remaining people told the story to their children to give them hope.

400

What happens to papers turned in with no names?

They’re kept in a folder until claimed.  No credit can be given without knowing the owner.

500

I decided to do something about it this fall when, Sarah the girl, I have a crush on said “Oh my gosh… you are so skinny.”

I decided to do something about it this fall when Sarah, the girl I have a crush on, said, “Oh my gosh… you are so skinny.”

500

When might you use SAAC and 5 W’s and H together?

Paragraph summary of nonfiction.

500

Add all necessary punctuation:

When I go to school said Steven I always forget my homework.  I think I left it on the counter.

“When I go to school,” said Steven, “I always forget my homework.  I think I left it on the counter.”

500

Summarize Heartbeat.

Dave wants Sarah to like him, but he thinks she thinks he’s disgusting because he’s skinny, so he wears lots of extra clothes to look bigger, and then he realizes relationships built on false appearances aren’t valuable.

500

What is the best way to pass this class?

Turn in all work on time!