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Writing & Essay Structure

Middle/high school writing · Medium · 15-20 min

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This board helps players review English / ELA · Writing through a Jeopardy-style game format on Kleveroo. It includes categories such as Essay Parts, Types of Writing, Citation & Research, Revision & Grammar, Process. It is useful for classroom review, team trivia, family game night, test prep, and group play.

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  • Essay Parts

    Opening paragraph that introduces the topic.

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    Introduction

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  • Types of Writing

    Writing that argues a position.

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    Persuasive / argumentative

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  • Citation & Research

    Using someone's work without credit.

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    Plagiarism

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  • Revision & Grammar

    Checking for spelling and punctuation errors.

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    Proofreading

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  • Process

    The first stage: gathering ideas.

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    Prewriting / brainstorming

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Essay Parts

$100 — Opening paragraph that introduces the topic.
Introduction
$200 — The main argument of an essay, usually one sentence.
Thesis statement
$300 — Paragraphs that support the thesis with evidence.
Body paragraphs
$400 — Sentence at the start of a paragraph stating its main idea.
Topic sentence
$500 — Final paragraph that wraps up the essay.
Conclusion

Types of Writing

$100 — Writing that argues a position.
Persuasive / argumentative
$200 — Writing that tells a story.
Narrative
$300 — Writing that explains or informs.
Expository
$400 — Writing that describes using sensory detail.
Descriptive
$500 — A short personal essay on a single topic.
Personal essay

Citation & Research

$100 — Using someone's work without credit.
Plagiarism
$200 — Style commonly used in English classes.
MLA
$300 — Style commonly used in psychology and sciences.
APA
$400 — A list of sources at the end of an essay.
Works Cited (MLA) / References (APA)
$500 — A short citation inside the body of an essay.
In-text citation

Revision & Grammar

$100 — Checking for spelling and punctuation errors.
Proofreading
$200 — Two complete sentences joined incorrectly.
Run-on sentence
$300 — Missing subject or verb.
Sentence fragment
$400 — A word that joins clauses (and, but, or).
Conjunction
$500 — When subject and verb don't match in number.
Subject-verb agreement error

Process

$100 — The first stage: gathering ideas.
Prewriting / brainstorming
$200 — A visual plan organizing main ideas and details.
Outline
$300 — First version of a piece of writing.
Rough draft
$400 — Re-reading to improve content and clarity.
Revising
$500 — Sharing the final version with a reader.
Publishing

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