Lila picked up the shiny, blood-red apple with her delicate hand and then carefully took a bite making a crunching sound as she bit into the crisp fruit.
What is Imagery?
100
"A bookshelf with trophies and trinkets"
What is Sentence Fragment?
100
Gretchen wrote a paper summarizing the research she did on quails.
What is Expository Essay?
100
At the end of the Sherlock Holmes story, I foudn out who had committed the crime.
What is Resolution?
100
At the end of her first paragraph, Gretchen wrote a single sentence about quails that summarized her essay.
What is Thesis?
200
Six shrimp were eaten by Harry. / The flat tire was changed by Sue. / The novel was read by mom in one day.
What is Passive Voice?
200
Gretchen decided to research all about California Quails and their habitats to see if what scientists were saying was true.
What is Analysis?
200
Batman is a compelling character, [in the same way] that Superman is because they are outsiders.
What is Transitions?
200
Gretchen started the beginning of every paragraph with a sentence that told the reader what she was going to talk about in that paragraph.
What is Topic Sentence?
200
Since I was writing about racism in the 1960s, I wanted to write about very carefully and clearly so as not to make any mistakes or offend someone.
What is Precise?
300
I really feel like Captain America is a movie for everybody, because it's funny, moving, and full of action.
What is Universal?
300
Gretchen began her essay with a paragraph where she gave background information about the California Quail.
What is Introduction Paragraph?
300
It is funny how formal you sound when you say "cannot" versus when you say "Can't"
What is Contraction?
300
Like a pie chart, this chart shows facts and information going vertically and horizontally.
What is Bar Graph?
300
After reading about quails, Gretchen could say that they are small birds who usually live in dry climates.
What is Generalization?
400
Elisa had to write a message for her boss to one of their clients about an overdue payment and mail it to them.
What is Business Letter?
400
"First, I went to the store, then I was over by the bank, so I decided to stop by the post office, I met Helen for lunch, which turned into two hours of us gossiping, what a fun day!"
What is Run-On Sentence?
400
Circle Graph to show information/facts in percentages.
What is Pie Chart?
400
"The dog jumped onto the table." (subject & Verb)
What is Complete Sentence?
400
"They passed like two ships in the night."
What is Figurative Language?
500
You are the light of my life and the apple of my eye.
What is Metaphor?
500
I was consumed with jealousy, [because she smiled at him].
What is Clause?
500
In Gretchen's essay she devoted a paragraph to the quail's habitat, a paragraph to their behavior, and a paragraph to the threats they faced from humans. These paragraphs were in the middle of her essay.
What is Body Paragraph?
500
After reading the sentence, I had to rewrite it in a different way.
What is Restatement?
500
At the end of her essay, Gretchen wrote a paragraph summarizing everything she said about quails.