Writing Lesson 9: Old Faithful

What word means to state as a fact?

(a)  

What word means to observe or watch?

(a)  

Which sentence does NOT have banned words?

• He thought he would make apple cider.

• He decided to bake cookies.

• He saw many jack-o-lanterns.

• He said, "Happy fall!"

What tells us what the paragraph is about?

• The clincher

• The facts

• The key words

• The topic sentence

What is the topic-clincher rule?

• The topic sentence must repeat one word from the clincher.

• The clincher is different from the topic sentence.

• The topic sentence and the clincher have the same number of words.

• The topic sentence and the clincher must repeat or reflect two to three words.

Which sentence has a strong verb?

• They saw the geyser erupt about every hour.

• They thought it lasted about two minutes each time.

• They admired the majestic spray of Old Faithful.

• Signs said not to put objects into the geyser's cone.

Which sentence has a correct -ly adverb?

• Old Faithful is a symbol of Yellowstone National Park.

• The geyser is famous for its regular eruptions.

• The geyser shoots scalding water into the air.

• The geyser powerfully erupts scalding water.

Which sentence has a correct who/which clause?

• Old Faithful is a famous cone geyser.

• Old Faithful, which is a cone geyser, is a symbol for Yellowstone National Park.

• Old Faithful, which is a famous cone geyser.

• Old Faithful is a cone geyser that erupts about twenty times a day.