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.
- Classroom review
- Test prep
- Team trivia
- Group play
- Family game night
A peek at what's on the board — 5 categories and one sample clue from each. Answers stay hidden until you open them, so the game still works.
Opening paragraph that introduces the topic.
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Introduction
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Writing that argues a position.
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Persuasive / argumentative
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Using someone's work without credit.
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Plagiarism
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Checking for spelling and punctuation errors.
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Proofreading
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The first stage: gathering ideas.
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Prewriting / brainstorming
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Board content
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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