Vocabulary Words
Latin Roots
Homophones
Cause/Effect
Writing
100

To reach an understanding through agreement

What is compromise?

100

The Latin root for 'People' or 'group'?

What is dem?

100

After a long day at work, Jessica decided to grab a snack and sit on her cozy couch to watch her favorite show American ______ .

a) idol

b) idle

What is idol?

100

The bus rode down the street with windows down causing a cool breeze to blow in the faces of students. Students settled back in their seats and listened to a story being read by the teacher.

What caused a cool breeze to blow in the faces of students?

What is the windows of the bus was down?

100

What is the keyword for an argumentative prompt?

What is

  • argue 

  • argumentative

  • position

  • opinion

  • what you think

  • how you feel

200

Laws made & passed

What is legislation?

200

The Latin root for 'draw' or 'write'

What is graph, scrib, script, gram?

200

She was committed to hike the tallest mountain of the world and watch the sunrise at the _____. 

A) peek

B) peak

What is peak?

200

The bus rode down the street with windows down causing a cool breeze to blow in the faces of students. Students settled back in their seats and listened to a story being read by the teacher.

What was the effect of the teacher reading a story?

What is students settled back in their seats and listened?

200
Name the two types of evidence that can be used in an essay

What is quotes and paraphrase?

300

A government that is run by citizens

What is democracy?

300

The Latin root that means 'good'

What is ben?

300

Having a democracy helps keep the ____ amongst its citized by giving them the right to choose their representatives.

A) peace

B) piece

What is peace?

300

Many students were exhausted from walking and running in the zoo heat. After they became too hot, they found water fountains and got drinks of water.

What caused students to feel exhausted?

What is students were walking and running in the zoo heat?

300

The hook is found in paragraph ____ sentence number ____.

What is pargraph one sentence one?

400

Special right given to a group or person

What is privilege?

400

That Latin root for 'foot'

What is ped/pod?

400

Having a Jeopardy game is a way your teacher keeps the _____ engaging. 

A) lessen

B) lesson 

What is lesson?

400

Many students were exhausted from walking and running in the zoo heat. After they became too hot, they found water fountains and got drinks of water.

What was the effect of students becoming too hot?

What is they found water fountains and got drinks of water?

400

Each detail must have __ sentence of evidence.

What is one sentence?

500

Finally

What is eventually?

500

The Latin root for 'light'

What is cand, lumin, photo?

500

It's important to know how to tie a ____ if you're going fishing, or else the boat might float away from the dock.

A) Not

B) Knot

What is knot?

500

Some animal loving kids were determined to try and see every animal in the zoo. They walked until their feet ached. Finally, they collapsed and sat on the grassy hill behind the bird exhibit.

What caused students' feet to ache?

What is they were determined to see every animal in the zoo?
500

All evidence must be followed by atleast __ sentences of thought/feeling (also called elaboration)

What is two sentences?