This board helps players review Writing & grammar through a Jeopardy-style game format on Kleveroo. It includes categories such as Essay Structure, Evidence, Argument Terms, Source Use, Style Upgrades. 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.
This paragraph introduces the topic and main claim.
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Introduction
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This evidence uses exact words from a source.
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Quotation
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This is a claim supported by reasons and evidence.
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Argument
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This gives credit to the source of borrowed information.
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Citation
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This technique repeats similar grammatical structures for rhythm and clarity.
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Parallel structure
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Board content
Essay Structure
- $100 — This paragraph introduces the topic and main claim.
- Introduction
- $200 — This sentence states the main argument of an essay.
- Thesis statement
- $300 — This sentence previews the main idea of a body paragraph.
- Topic sentence
- $400 — This part of a paragraph explains how evidence supports the point.
- Analysis
- $500 — This paragraph wraps up the argument without simply repeating every sentence.
- Conclusion
Evidence
- $100 — This evidence uses exact words from a source.
- Quotation
- $200 — This evidence restates source ideas in your own words.
- Paraphrase
- $300 — This evidence uses numbers, percentages, or measurements.
- Statistics
- $400 — This evidence uses a specific real-life situation to support a point.
- Example
- $500 — This evidence comes from someone with recognized expertise.
- Expert testimony
Argument Terms
- $100 — This is a claim supported by reasons and evidence.
- Argument
- $200 — This is a reason why a claim should be believed.
- Support
- $300 — This is an opposing argument the writer responds to.
- Counterclaim
- $400 — This is the response that explains why the opposing point is weak or incomplete.
- Rebuttal
- $500 — This is a faulty argument that sounds persuasive but has flawed logic.
- Fallacy
Source Use
- $100 — This gives credit to the source of borrowed information.
- Citation
- $200 — This list at the end of a paper gives full source details.
- Works cited
- $300 — This is using someone else's words or ideas without proper credit.
- Plagiarism
- $400 — This source is original evidence such as a speech, letter, or interview.
- Primary source
- $500 — This source interprets or analyzes information from other sources.
- Secondary source
Style Upgrades
- $100 — This technique repeats similar grammatical structures for rhythm and clarity.
- Parallel structure
- $200 — This technique begins sentences in different ways to avoid monotony.
- Sentence variety
- $300 — This technique chooses strong verbs instead of weak verb phrases.
- Verb precision
- $400 — This technique removes extra filler like 'very' or 'really'.
- Word economy
- $500 — This technique places the most important idea at the end of a sentence for emphasis.
- End focus
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