Thursday, November 12 th , 2013
Learning Targets for Week
Writing Week 2 Jeopardy Rules
If you want to answer a question, you will need to raise your hand after the question has
been stated.
You will be given either audio or chat privileges to give us your answer.
You must honestly keep track of your own points.
Try your best!
If you want to stay in the class connect after being divided into breakout rooms (2) and just
want to watch (and review), that is fine. You do not have to play.
Writing Week 2 Jeopardy
Top 10 Writing
Mistakes
Improving
Sentences
100
Paragraph
Development
Box-It Responses
100
100
100
200
200
200
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300
300
300
300
400
400
400
400
500
500
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500
Top 10 Writing Mistakes: 100
The word “its” means….
A.) “It is” or “It has”.
B.) The possessive form of it.
C.) A plural.
D.) None of the above answer choices.
Top 10 Writing Mistakes: 200
The word who’s means….
A.) The possessive form of who
B.) Who is doing the action.
C.) Who is/ who has
D.) Who is receiving the action.
Who’s
coming to
the soccer
game?
Top 10 Writing Mistakes: 300
What does the word lay mean as it is used in the example
sentence?
Example: Please lay the placement and silverware down on the table.
A.) Be at rest.
B.) Place.
C.) Tell a lie.
D.) None of the above.
Top 10 Writing Mistakes: 400
The word affect is primarily used as what part of speech
in the example below?
(Example) The strong wind affected my hair.
A.) Noun
B.) Adjective
C.) Adverb
D.) Verb
Top 10 Writing Mistakes: 500
(Example) Sheila is often known as the “queen of
coupons.”
Which of the following items is used incorrectly in the
example?
A.) Quotation marks.
B.) Punctuation.
C.) Spelling.
D.) All of the above.
Improving Sentences: 100
Two simple sentences, such as the two sentences listed below, can be
combined to form what type of sentence?
(Example) Mom just baked brownies. I can’t wait to eat them!
Mom just baked brownies, and I can’t wait to eat them!
A.) Compound sentence.
B.) None of these answer choices.
C.) Run-on sentence.
D.) A question.
Improving Sentences: 200
Combine the two simple sentences below into a “supersized” sentence.
(Example) We stopped for ice cream. We ate underneath a large oak tree.
A.) We stopped for ice cream and ate underneath a large oak tree.
B.) We stopped for ice cream; we ate underneath a large oak tree.
C.) After we stopped for ice cream, we ate underneath a large oak tree.
D.) All of the answer choices could make sense.
Improving Sentences: 300
What are two common examples of conjunctions?
A.) And & hand.
B.) But & yet.
C.) And & for.
D.) Both B & C.
Improving Sentences: 400
Combine the following two example sentences to form a complex sentence.
(Example) Everyone boarded the plane. The flight attendant checked our
seat belts.
A.) Everyone boarded the plane. The flight attendant checked our seat belts.
B.) The plane was boarded and our seat belts were checked by the flight
attendant.
C.) Once everyone boarded the plane, the flight attendant checked our seat
belts.
D.) None of the above answer choices.
Improving Sentences: 500
Determine which answer choice below best completes the statement and
fits inside the parentheses.
When you write a paragraph, decide which supersized sentence works best
by reading them all (
) in your paragraph.
A.) Visually.
B.) With punctuation.
C.) With speed.
D.) Orally.
Paragraph Development: 100
Define the word topic sentence.
A.) Sentence that states the main idea of your paragraph.
B.) Sentence that concludes your paragraph and summarizes
main idea.
C.) Provides supporting details to reinforce your main idea.
D.) None of the above.
Paragraph Development: 200
London is a very interesting city. All of its museums are free. There
are many amazing things to see in the museums. Famous artwork
and ancient things are found there. London has many beautiful
palaces and even an old castle. Chicago has many tall buildings.
London is located on the River Thames. The most famous bridge in
London is the Tower Bridge. It was built with stone towers. The
London Eye is a giant Ferris wheel that tourists can ride to get a
good view of the city. London has red double-decker buses and red
phone booths and red post boxes.
Which sentence in the paragraph above does not belong?
A. It was built with stone towers.
B. Chicago has many tall buildings.
C. The most famous bridge is the Tower Bridge.
D. It is located on the River Thames.
Paragraph Development: 300
American scientist Benjamin Franklin invented the glass harmonica, also known as the
Franklin harmonica, in the early 1760s. It is a mechanical version of the much simpler
musical glasses that were popular at that time. These were a set of glass bowls of different
sizes that were arranged from smallest to largest to produce distinct pitches. The bowls
were fine-tuned by filling them partially with water. In the Franklin model, shallow glass
basins are attached to a horizontal spindle that is revolved by a crank attached to a pedal.
The spindle is placed in a trough of water so that the glasses are kept wet. The
shimmering, bell-like sound is produced by touching the fingers to the wet edges. This
instrument was popular in the late 18th and early 19th centuries
What is being defined in the paragraph above?
A.) A set of distinct pitches.
B.) Musical glasses.
C.) The glass harmonica/ Franklin harmonica.
D.) All of the above.
Paragraph Development: 400
Everyday life in space is different from life on earth. Even sleeping is an
adventure for astronauts. Some astronauts like to float free in the Shuttle to
sleep, gently bouncing off a wall once in a while. Other astronauts sleep better if
they are zipped into a sleeping bag. This feels more like sleeping in a bed on
earth. There's even a little pillow they can fasten to their heads with a strap!
Astronauts have a hard time staying clean in space. There is no shower or
bathtub on the Shuttle, so astronauts have to take sponge baths. They can
brush their teeth the regular way, but have to be careful that toothpaste globs
don't drift away. All the trash and garbage has to be brought back to earth.
What is a main idea from this reading selection?
A.) Everyday life in space is different from life on Earth.
B.) Astronauts have a rough life while in Outer Space.
C.) Being an astronaut is a fun job!
D.) Astronauts have a hard time staying clean in space.
Paragraph Development: 500
This was the type of emergency situation that had been discussed in the
Red Cross course she had taken last summer. She knew what to do. First she
assessed the situation and determine that the child was truly choking. He was
grabbing at his throat and could not make a sound. She then opened the boy’s
mouth and swept it with her finger. Finally, she turned the boy’s back to her,
wrapped her arms around him and grasped her hands together and thrust
sharply upward in the center of his body where his ribs met. The candy disc
flew from his mouth.
What is the main idea of this reading selection?
A.) A boy was choking a candy disc and could not breathe.
B.) The Red Cross is a great organization.
C.) A girl had taken a Red Cross course, which prepared her for an emergency
situation.
D.) All of the above.
Box It Responses: 100
A 2-point short answer question typically requires you to complete how
many actions within your response?
A.) 4 actions.
B.) 2 actions.
C.) 1 action.
D.) An infinite number of actions.
Box It Responses: 200
Define the term extended response question.
A.) This type of constructed response question provides the student with a
question or problem and requires the student to provide a brief answer.
B.) A short answer response that requires two actions to be done.
C.) This type of constructed response question will answer all parts of your
question. The response may also have a well-planned beginning, middle, and
end.
D.) Intensive discussion to solve problems or generate ideas.
Box It Responses: 300
Define the action word describe.
A.) Give the formal meaning by distinguishing it from related terms.
B.) Write a detailed account or verbal picture in a logical sequence or story
form.
C.) Give reasons for.
D.) Produce a list of words, sentences, or comments.
Box It Responses: 400
Define the action word discuss.
A.) To give reasons for.
B.) Give your judgment or reasoned opinion of something, illustrating its
good and bad points.
C.) Write a detailed account or verbal picture in a logical sequence or story
form.
D.) Describe giving the details and explaining the pros and cons of the
subject.
Box It Responses: 500
Define the action word criticize.
A.) Give your judgment or reasoned opinion of something, illustrating its
good and bad points.
B.) Describe giving the details and explaining the pros and cons of the
subject.
C.) Write a detailed account or verbal picture in a logical sequence or story
form.
D.) Give the formal meaning by distinguishing it from related terms.