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Grammar
Vocabulary
Story Comprehension
Argumentative Writing
Workshop Skills
100
What is an example of a simple present verb?
Run Walk Laugh Etc..
100
She was UPSET/DISTURBED by his behavior. What vocabulary word can replace the CAPITALIZED words?
Agitate
100
A television channel was banned by a a TV station and angry citizens wrote letters arguing for it's return.
MTV Unplugged
100
To get the reader to agree with you or your point of view is the goal of _________
persuasive writing
100
What is a strategy that can be used to help you understand the reading better by underlining and highlighting information in the text?
Annotation
200
Leaving her team at a time when they needed her. This sentence is an example of a ___________.
fragment
200
He was ADVANCED/RAISED to a higher grade. What vocabulary word can replaced the CAPITALIZED words in the sentence?
Promote
200
Schools banned music because parents and teachers thought that it was offensive and a distraction at school.
The Day The Music Died
200
The overall thesis (or point) the writer is trying to argue
Claim
200
What is a comparison of two things without using like or as?
Metaphor
300
FANBOYs are examples of _________
Conjunctions
300
What is an ANTONYM for the word massive?
Small
300
The First Amendment has been used to help and hurt some musicians.
Rockers, Rappers, and Freedom of Speech
300
When writing an argumentative essay, claims have to be supported by the inclusion of _____________.
facts, details, and evidence
300
What important information needs to be included in a summary?
Who, what, when, where, why, and how
400
It was a beautiful day there wasn't a cloud in the sky I decided to go for a walk. How would you fix this sentence?
answers may vary
400
What is a SYNONYM for the word complicated?
difficult
400
People who lost their lives in 9/11 were commemorated in a special way
The Names
400
Aside from the claim and the inclusion of evidence, what other two parts are important in an argumentative essay?
Counterclaim Rebuttal
400
What is it called when a reader makes an educated guess about what they have read in a story?
Inference
500
She was walking her dog in the neighborhood on Tuesday. What type of verb is used in this sentence?
Past Progressive
500
Provide a sentence for offensive.
Answers may vary
500
Teenagers who lived during the Civil Rights Movement explained what it was like for them to grow up in that time.
In Their Own Words
500
What is the goal of argumentative writing?
To get the reader to acknowledge that your side of the argument is valid and deserves consideration
500
What story element indicates WHO is telling the story?
Point of View