Beginning Writing Spring Week 9: Thomas Edison

What word means not giving up?

• ingenious

• practical

• efficient

• persistent

What word means smoothly and easily?

• vigorously

• fluently

• woefully

• diligently

What word means to forbid?

• ponder

• scour

• marvel

• ban

Which is a because clause? (more than one answer)

• Because he worked hard to invent things.

• Thomas Edison was a great inventor because he worked hard to invent things.

• Thomas Edison was a great inventor because of his intelligence.

• Because he worked hard to invent things, Thomas Edison patented over 1, 093 inventions.

How do you label a because clause?

• #3

• #6

• Cl

• Ly

How do you create a title?

• Use words from your topic sentence.

• Use interesting words.

• Use words from a quotation.

• Use word from your final clincher.

What word means to think about?

• marvel

• forage

• ponder

• perplex

What word means proud or tending to look down on others?

• ingenious

• intriguing

• dismayed

• haughty