What is capitalization?

Using proper grammar rules when writing proper nouns

When you are asked to look at a word in context, what does this mean?

Read the words in the sentence/text to determine the meaning

What does it mean to compare and contrast ideas in a reading?

Tell how they are the same and different

What does tension in a story mean?

A conflict between 2 characters

How can a writer develop ideas in an essay?

Explain how the evidence relates to the main idea

If you are asked to come to a conclusion, what is being asked of you?

Use evidence from the text to come to a final answer

What an author believes based on evidence from a reading

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1
What is capitalization?
Yes?!
All letters in the first word of a sentence are big.
Using proper grammar rules when writing proper nouns
2
Another word for counterclaim is...
Why
Counter agrument
Explanation
Rebuttal
3
If you need CREDIBLE evidence, what kind of evidence do you need?
All of the Above
Evidence that can be supported
Evidence that makes sense
Reliable Evidence
4
When you are asked to look at a word in context, what does this mean?
Read the words in the sentence/text to determine the meaning
Skim the story to determine them meaning of the word
Analyze the word's meaning based on the story
5
What is the central idea in a reading?
The moral of the story.
The lesson the reader learns.
The theme
The topic statement
6
What does it mean to compare and contrast ideas in a reading?
Tell how they are the same
Tell how they are the same and different
Tell how they are different
7
What is a comparison?
Shows how ideas are alike
Shows how ideas are different
8
What types of conflicts can there be in a story?
Man vs Man
Man vs Self
Man vs Nature
All of the Above
9
What is a counterargument?
The opposing viewpoint
The main argument
The same belief
10
What kinds of evidence from a story tells about a character?
The character's interactions with others
The character's actions
The character's relationships with others
All of the above
11
What does tension in a story mean?
A way a reader is hooked into a story
A conflict between 2 characters
A way to keep the reader emotionally interested in a story
None of these
12
How can a writer develop ideas in an essay?
Just write a bunch of stuff to make it longer
Explain how the evidence relates to the main idea
Use a really big font
Write about everything he knows
13
In language arts, what is meant by the word CONVENTIONS?
None of these
Both of these
The rules of grammar
Punctuation, Capitalization, Spelling
14
What is a conflict?
A scary part of the story
A fight between two characters
The problem in the story
Testing
15
If you are asked to come to a conclusion, what is being asked of you?
Write an argument
Use evidence from the text to come to a final answer
Tell the ending
Tell your ideas about the whole story (summarize)
16
What is a claim?
The message of the text
What an author believes based on evidence from a reading
A sea creature
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What is a definition?
A claim
A comparison
The meaning of a word
What you think a words probably means

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