Conventions
Every sentence must start with this.
What is a capital letter?
Mrs. Williams' birthday
September 27
It's/ Its going to rain this weekend.
What is It's?
I am a warm season letdown. (2 syllables each word)
How many sentences should make up a paragraph?
At least three.
This letter must always be capitalized when written by itself or in a contraction.
What is I?
What color shirt did Mrs. Williams wear yesterday?
Maroon
I ate too/two/to many nuggets at recess.
What is too?
I am an overweigh feline. (1 syllable each word)
Fat cat
What do we call the first paragraph of an essay?
Introduction or hook
Every sentence must conclude with an end mark. What are the three possible end marks?
What is a period, question mark or exclamation mark?
Mrs. Williams dog's name
Ricky
I baked some cookies for my friends last night. They're/There/Their going to laugh when they each taste one and realize I accidentally used salt instead of sugar.
What is They're (They Are)?
I am a distant ball of gas. (1 syllable each word)
Far star
What do we call the last paragraph of an essay?
What is the conclusion or closing?
What are 2 of reasons you capitalize a letter in a sentence?
proper noun
beginning of sentence
letter I
Abbreviation (OK, Mr. )
What is my favorite color?
Blue and yellow
Their/There/They're house is yellow with black shutters.
What is Their?
I am the White House.
President's residence
Editing means
To fix your mistakes
Correct the mistakes in this sentence:
the students' at holmes elementary love to play Outside
The students at Holmes Elementary love to play outside.
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We are going they're /their/ there.
What is there?
I am the ability to see in the dark. (1 syllable each)
Night sight
The first sentence of your paragraph should let the reader know what your paragraph is going to be about. What is this sentence called?
What is a topic sentence?