Capitalization
Homophones
Informational Writing
Close Reading
Mr. Stanford Trivia
100

The following words should be capitalized in this sentence:

tiny tim and tinkerbell traveled to tulsa oklahoma to tutor mr. teeter on transylvanian tree climbing.

What are:

Tiny, Tim, Tinkerbell, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Mr., Teeter, Transylvanian  

100

This is the correct use of these homophones:

Your/You're just going to leave your/you're homework there on the desk?


What is:
They're
their
there

100

This is the name of the first paragraph in an informational piece of writing. 

What is the Introduction

100

These are the genre frames for a narrative text.

What are

Character, Problem, Solution, Lesson Learned

100

Mr. Stanford went to this college

What is Uconn (University of Connecticut

200

These words should NOT be capitalized in the following sentence:

The Avengers Is William's Favorite Marvel Movie.

What are: is, favorite, and movie.

200

This is the correct use of these homophones:

There/Their/They're too busy to with there/their/they're homework to meet us there/their/they're.


What is:

They're
their
there

200

This is also known as "background information"

What is context


200

Before answering a short answer response question, you should first do this.

What is invest in the question

200

When Mr. Stanford isnt teaching, he likes to do this

What is play/make music

300

These words should be capitalized in the following sentence:

my cousin brenda went to spain and came home speaking spanish.

What is:

My, Brenda, Spain, Spanish

300

This is the correct use of these homophones:

To/Too/Two demerits is to/too/two many to/too/two have on a Tuesday.

What is

Two, too, and to

300

You should do these two things when investing in a prompt.

What are
- Circle/underline important words
- Put prompt in your own words

300

In order to earn a 2 on your main idea, you must ...

Include all context
Include the deeper meaning
Be accurate

300

When Mr. Stanford was in college, he had a job driving one of these

What is a zamboni

400

These are THREE reasons why we should capitalize a word in a sentence.

What are:

- The first letter of a sentence

- A specific place

- A person's name

- A business/company

- The title of a text

400

This is the correct way to spell the missing homophones in this sentence:

There/Their/They're friends will accept/except the apology if your/you're there

What is:

Their, accept, you're

400

The CFS for a strong claim in a compare and contrast essay are these three things

What are
- Fully answers the prompt
- Transitional words/phrases
- Both parts of claim connect

400

The first sentence of your SAR response is known as this

What is the claim

400

Mr. Stanford hates this type of fruit

What are mangoes


500

These three words should be capitalized in the following sentence:


They Went To The Amusement Park And Rode The Cyclone.

What are They, The, and Cyclone

500

This is the definition of a homophone

What are words that sound the same, but are used and spelled differently

500

These are the 4 CFS for a body paragraph

What are

- Topic sentence
- Context
- Evidence
- Analysis

500

This is the deeper meaning of the story "The Three Little Pigs"

What is hard work and patience pay off in the end
(or something similar to that)

500

This is one of Mr. Stanford's favorite artists (hint: they are from Mexico City)

Who is Frida Kahlo