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Essay Writing Review

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This board helps players review English / ELA · Writing skill through a Jeopardy-style game format on Kleveroo. It includes categories such as Essay Parts, Argument Writing, Organization, Style, Revision. It is useful for classroom review, team trivia, family game night, test prep, and group play.

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  • Essay Parts

    What paragraph introduces the topic?

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    Introduction

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  • Argument Writing

    What is the writer's position called?

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    Claim

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  • Organization

    What sentence states a paragraph's main idea?

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    Topic sentence

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  • Style

    What is the author's word choice called?

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    Diction

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  • Revision

    What stage improves ideas and organization?

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    Revising

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Essay Parts

$100 — What paragraph introduces the topic?
Introduction
$200 — What sentence states the essay's main argument?
Thesis statement
$300 — What paragraphs develop the main ideas?
Body paragraphs
$400 — What paragraph wraps up the essay?
Conclusion
$500 — What sentence connects one idea to the next?
Transition sentence

Argument Writing

$100 — What is the writer's position called?
Claim
$200 — What supports the claim?
Evidence
$300 — What explains how evidence proves the claim?
Reasoning
$400 — What opposing view should a strong argument address?
Counterclaim
$500 — What response weakens or answers a counterclaim?
Rebuttal

Organization

$100 — What sentence states a paragraph's main idea?
Topic sentence
$200 — What should body paragraph details support?
Topic sentence
$300 — What is a plan made before drafting called?
Outline
$400 — What order places ideas from first to last?
Chronological order
$500 — What order builds from least important to most important?
Climactic order

Style

$100 — What is the author's word choice called?
Diction
$200 — What is the writer's voice or attitude called?
Tone
$300 — What means writing with fewer unnecessary words?
Conciseness
$400 — What means using matching grammar patterns?
Parallel structure
$500 — What is varying sentence beginnings and lengths called?
Sentence variety

Revision

$100 — What stage improves ideas and organization?
Revising
$200 — What stage corrects grammar and punctuation?
Editing
$300 — What is checking for errors before submitting called?
Proofreading
$400 — What is feedback from classmates called?
Peer review
$500 — What is the final polished version of an essay called?
Final draft

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