True or False

• Each body paragraph should include a thesis statement.• The thesis statement of the essay should be located in the

introductory paragraph.• New supporting details should be introduced in the

conclusion paragraph.• Transition words should be used in academic writing.• First, second, and third person perspective should be used in

academic writing. (I, you, he)• A topic sentence introduces the main idea of a paragraph.• Compare and contrast essays do not need a thesis statement.

True or False

• In Academic writing, it is okay to use contractions.• Besides introducing the thesis, the introduction

also gives a general outline of the essay.• Each body paragraph expands upon a different

idea or aspect pertaining to the main thesis.• Compare/contrast essays show the similarities and

differences between two things or ideas.• You do not need to cite if you are just paraphrasing

and not quoting in the exact same words.

Words often confused• When my friend bought tickets to the Beyonce concert and asked

if I wanted to go, I replied “Of (coarse/course)!• The concert took place in Tyrone, a town (wear, where, were)

there is a lot of crime.• I asked my mother if I could go and she said

“(There/Their/They’re) is no way (your/you’re) going.• This is Beyonce we’re talking about! She is a (woman/women) I

admire!• My friend had (already/all ready) purchased the tickets.• I would (of/have) never missed it.• I begged and pleaded with my mother. “But MOM! (It’s/Its)

during my Spring (Brake/Break). It won’t be hard to go.

Words often confused

• My begging had no (affect/effect). My mother told me that if I were to go to a town as dangerous as Tyrone, I would never come home in one (peace/piece).

• I decided to go, despite how my mother might (fill/feel).• I knew it was not (write/right), but I went.• When I returned home, my mother was (quite/quiet) mad.• She asked “(Where/were/wear) (where/were/wear) you?”• I could not in good (conscious/conscience) tell a lie to my

mother.• My mother said “I (loose/lose) respect for people who do not

have strong moral (principles/principals).

Parts of SpeechLabel the parts of speech

1. Children enjoy unstructured play, but they also need discipline and quiet time.

2. I have a fat black cat. We call his cat Friday and consider him part of the family.

3. The cat and mouse walked under the short fence. You saw them, didn’t you?

4. Since James runs quickly and Katie only walks, they do not exercise together.

Parts of Speech: Answers

1. Children enjoy unstructured play, but they noun verb adj noun conj pron

also need discipline and quiet time.adv verb noun conj adj noun

Parts of Speech: Answers

2. I have a fat black cat. We Pro verb adj adj noun Pron

call his cat Friday and consider him part of the verb pro noun noun conj verb pro noun prep

family.noun

Parts of Speech: Answers

3. The cat and mouse walked under the short noun conj noun verb prep adj

fence. You saw them, didn’t you?Noun pron verb pron verb/adverb pron

Parts of Speech: Answers

4. Since James runs quickly and Katie only walks, Conj noun verb adv conj noun adv verb

they do not exercise together. Pronoun verb adv verb adv

PossessivesMake the word possessive

• boss office• babies clothing• Chris phone• relatives house• Rodgers car• Its bowl• Jess birthday• girls shoes • boys sandals• witches brooms• class assignment

Possessives: Answers

• boss’s office• babies’ clothing• Chris’s phone• relatives house• Rodgers car• Its bowl• Jess’s birthday• girls’ shoes• boys’ sandals• witches’ brooms• class’s assignment

Doubling the Last letterCheck the following words that require you to double the last letter when you add

-ed, -er, or –ing (if the word exsits)• Skim• filter• wed• suffer• sleep• dim• scream• omit• get• mark• plan• benefit

Doubling the Last Letter: Answers Skimfilter wedsuffersleep dimscream omit getmark planbenefit

skimmingfilteredweddingsufferedsleepingdimmerscreamingomittedgettingmarkerplanningbenefited