ela Crossword Puzzles
Figuras de Linguagem 2023-03-01
Across
- A relação deles era de amor e ódio.
- Ele já foi rico, classe média, pobre, miserável.
- A natureza pede socorro!
- A pálida lágrima da Flávia.
- Ele canta feito um passarinho!
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- Ela é linda como uma princesa.
- A brisa do Brasil beija a balança.
- Ele passou desta para a melhor.
- Aqueles eram os empregados que todo patrão queria ter: ágeis como as preguiças.
- Ela chorou rios de lágrimas após o filme.
10 Clues: A natureza pede socorro! • A pálida lágrima da Flávia. • Ela é linda como uma princesa. • Ele canta feito um passarinho! • Ele passou desta para a melhor. • A brisa do Brasil beija a balança. • A relação deles era de amor e ódio. • Ela chorou rios de lágrimas após o filme. • Ele já foi rico, classe média, pobre, miserável. • ...
Wortschatz - 26.09 2023-09-29
13 Clues: nível • mimada • algumas • o estilo • por isso • emprestar • escondido • o padrasto • estressante • buchstäblich • únicas/única • por causa de quê? por qual motivo? • Sie hat sich _____ (ela se vestiu)
Owls crosword 2023-10-19
Review 2022-02-14
May Vocab Puzzle 2022-05-06
Across
- We _____ a lot of notes
- In math, Ms.Lewis has to _____ how to find the volume of a shape
- You could call our note taking journals a _____
- In ELA we have to _____ credit to our sources
- In social studies we study sacred _____
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- All teachers _____ against cheating on tests
- In ELA our _____ are thorough
- In Mr.Peltons class students _____ notes
- In art we _____ designs into stamps
- Students study their _____ for the play Annie
10 Clues: We _____ a lot of notes • In ELA our _____ are thorough • In art we _____ designs into stamps • In social studies we study sacred _____ • In Mr.Peltons class students _____ notes • All teachers _____ against cheating on tests • Students study their _____ for the play Annie • In ELA we have to _____ credit to our sources • You could call our note taking journals a _____ • ...
May Vocab Puzzle 2022-05-06
Across
- We _____ a lot of notes
- In math, Ms.Lewis has to _____ how to find the volume of a shape
- You could call our note taking journals a _____
- In ELA we have to _____ credit to our sources
- In social studies we study sacred _____
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- All teachers _____ against cheating on tests
- In ELA our _____ are thorough
- In Mr.Peltons class students _____ notes
- In art we _____ designs into stamps
- Students study their _____ for the play Annie
10 Clues: We _____ a lot of notes • In ELA our _____ are thorough • In art we _____ designs into stamps • In social studies we study sacred _____ • In Mr.Peltons class students _____ notes • All teachers _____ against cheating on tests • Students study their _____ for the play Annie • In ELA we have to _____ credit to our sources • You could call our note taking journals a _____ • ...
ELA Crossword 2021-06-14
Across
- The stable ___ Crooks, bunk alone because he is black
- Told Elie he had not been written down in "Night"
- Name of the failed Receiver who was chosen ten years ago in "The Giver"
- In a fight Lennie crushes Curley's ____
- Curley's wife in "Of mice and men" uses this to tempt Lennie
- In love with Lysand in "A midsummer night's dream"
- Eliezer's oldest sister's name in "Night"
- Elies inheritance in "Night" was a knife and a ___
- The man Hermia's father wants her to marry
- Who has puck accidentally got to fall in love with Helena in "A midsummer night's dream"
- Main character of "The Giver"
- Candy wants to ___ George and Lennie's dream
- Thesus intended bride in "A midsummer night's dream"
- This movement rescued the prisoners at buchenward
- The prisoners ate this and soup
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- When Lysander isn't there Hermia thinks he's been ___
- Elie and his father did not stay here but joined evaluation
- The boss's son, "a mean little guy"
- He tried to warn the Jews in Sighet
- Lois Lowry was born in
- George tells Lennie to imagine their farm and then ___ him
- Curley in "Of mice and men" filled his glove with this to keep his hand soft for his wife
- The pair had to flee Weeds after Lennie grabbed a girl's ___
- Puck's boss in "A midsummer night's dream"
- Part of Helena's appearance Hermia believes she won over Lysander with
- They liberated the men in the hospital
- The town Eliezer and his family come from
27 Clues: Lois Lowry was born in • Main character of "The Giver" • The prisoners ate this and soup • The boss's son, "a mean little guy" • He tried to warn the Jews in Sighet • They liberated the men in the hospital • In a fight Lennie crushes Curley's ____ • Eliezer's oldest sister's name in "Night" • The town Eliezer and his family come from • ...
ELA Vocad 2022-11-09
Across
- emphasis
- /The use of words that sound alike
- /The prevailing feeling or atmosphere of a poem
- /A “fixed” saying that has a certain meaning, unrelated to the actual image brought to mind by the phrase
- else
- /A figure of speech in which a person not present is addressed
- /Description evoking the use of the five senses
- /When something unexpected happens or is said
- /The repetition of consonant sounds
- /A repetition of sounds throughout several words in a line
- true
- /An understatement, often used ironically
- /Giving an object human-like qualities
- /The placing side-by-side of two things in order to create an effect
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- /An extreme exaggeration
- /The beat created by the sounds of the words in a poem
- /Giving an animal human-like
- /A comparison using “like” or “as”
- /A statement that seems contradictory, but is
- /The repetition of vowel sounds
- /An object, person, or place used to represent
- /The use of words which sound like what they mean
- /A direct comparison of
- /A reference to a different literary or political work
- /Using the same word or phrase more than once
25 Clues: else • true • emphasis • /A direct comparison of • /An extreme exaggeration • /Giving an animal human-like • /The repetition of vowel sounds • /The use of words that sound alike • /A comparison using “like” or “as” • /The repetition of consonant sounds • /Giving an object human-like qualities • /An understatement, often used ironically • /A statement that seems contradictory, but is • ...
ELA Challenge 2022-10-18
Across
- longest river in the world
- Who created the first bracelet
- astrology sign that resembles a bull
- First University in the world
- I share this name with a queen
- The first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
- Famous singer who sang "Triller"
- New York was the first recognized as this before going to DC
- A flower sometimes called mums
- this sport and a vegatable
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- What we wrote in class
- This Old English indicates that the day was named for the Germanic god Woden
- Kobe Bryant played for this team
- the first disney movie ever made
- Known as the warm heart of africa
- What is my last name
- Had the first cheerleading team
- A type of chocolate, name and type of car
- This month is named after Juno, the queen of the Roman gods.
- Who was the first teacher
- First recognized pink as a concept
- first animal to go to the moon and return
22 Clues: What is my last name • What we wrote in class • Who was the first teacher • longest river in the world • this sport and a vegatable • First University in the world • Who created the first bracelet • I share this name with a queen • A flower sometimes called mums • Had the first cheerleading team • Kobe Bryant played for this team • the first disney movie ever made • ...
Ela work 2021-09-29
Across
- a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
- a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.
- a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas.
- the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
- a formal type of poetry which expresses personal emotions or feelings, typically spoken in the first person.
- verse poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.
- In music, an octave (Latin: octaves: eighth) or perfect octave (sometimes called the diapason) is the interval between one musical pitch and another with double its frequency.
- a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength.
- a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
- the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
- correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.
- a poem of fourteen lines using any of several formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
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- an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
- two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit.
- poetry tells stories through verse.
- a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
- a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.
- (In verse) a five-line stanza.
- a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.
- stop oneself from doing something.
20 Clues: (In verse) a five-line stanza. • stop oneself from doing something. • poetry tells stories through verse. • a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. • a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound. • verse poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter. • a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead. • ...
Ela work 2021-09-29
Across
- verse poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.
- a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
- (In verse) a five-line stanza.
- a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
- an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
- the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
- correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.
- a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.
- two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit.
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- stop oneself from doing something.
- a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
- a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas.
- a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength.
- poetry tells stories through verse.
- the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
- a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.
- a poem of fourteen lines using any of several formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
- In music, an octave (Latin: octaves: eighth) or perfect octave (sometimes called the diapason) is the interval between one musical pitch and another with double its frequency.
- a formal type of poetry which expresses personal emotions or feelings, typically spoken in the first person.
- a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.
20 Clues: (In verse) a five-line stanza. • stop oneself from doing something. • poetry tells stories through verse. • a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. • verse poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter. • a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound. • a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead. • ...
ELA Review 2021-04-19
Across
- The problem faced by the protagonist
- To tell about a character's personality
- Writing that is based on real facts and events
- The main, or most important,character
- The message or moral of a story
- To tell about the appearance of a character
- group of lines in a poem
- Science teacher
- English teacher
- Where and when a story takes place
- Social Studies teacher
- Math teacher
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- Why a character or person does something
- What happens in a story
- Writing that is made up
- literature written in verse or stanza form
- The reason for a nonfiction article
- group of lines in a song
- People or animals in a story
- The way the author comes across to the reader
- Bloc 700 support teacher
- The feeling created by a story or poem
- Bloc 700 ENL teacher
23 Clues: Math teacher • Science teacher • English teacher • Bloc 700 ENL teacher • Social Studies teacher • What happens in a story • Writing that is made up • group of lines in a song • group of lines in a poem • Bloc 700 support teacher • People or animals in a story • The message or moral of a story • Where and when a story takes place • The reason for a nonfiction article • ...
ELA Terms 2023-04-05
Across
- A word that sounds like what it is named after
- Traits, motives and psychology of a character
- Interrupts the story to go back in time
- Sequence of events in a story
- Action word
- Exaggeration
- A story's central turning point
- Takes the place of a noun
- Comparing two or more things NOT using like or as
- The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of multiple words
- The exchange of spoken words
- The mode of persuasion that has to do with credibility
- Smell,touch, sight, taste, hear
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- Placement of contrasting idea next to each other to produce irony
- Comparing two or more things using the word like or as
- Comparing two things to advance an argument
- The mode of persuasion that has to do with emotion
- Warnings of what is to come
- Character who opposes the main character
- The mode of persuasion that has to do with logic
- Person, place, thing, or idea
- Lesson of the story
- Main character
- Using figurative language to describe something
24 Clues: Action word • Exaggeration • Main character • Lesson of the story • Takes the place of a noun • Warnings of what is to come • The exchange of spoken words • Sequence of events in a story • Person, place, thing, or idea • A story's central turning point • Smell,touch, sight, taste, hear • Interrupts the story to go back in time • Character who opposes the main character • ...
ELA Vocab 2023-05-05
Across
- sentences organized together
- comparison of two things with out like or as
- how the reader feels
- comparison of two things using like or as
- what happens and why
- clues in the text that show meaning
- how the text is organized
- type of text written
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- what the text is mostly about
- character conversations
- a sequence of steps or events in order
- visual aids in nonfiction text
- the most important ideas of nonfiction text
- who is telling the story
- story with BME
- author's voice
- text under picture or diagram
- the main events of a story; problem, climax, resolution
- message, moral, lesson
- retell of the story; SWBST or Main idea and details
20 Clues: story with BME • author's voice • how the reader feels • what happens and why • type of text written • message, moral, lesson • character conversations • who is telling the story • how the text is organized • sentences organized together • what the text is mostly about • text under picture or diagram • visual aids in nonfiction text • clues in the text that show meaning • ...
ELA Crossword 2023-06-05
Across
- treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
- a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone.
- dressed, clothed, dressed up, fitted out, garbed, arrayed, decked out
- bitterly regret
- deliberate and unprovoked
- roll about or lie relaxed in mud or water, especially to keep
- a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people
- terse, brusque, abrupt, clipped, blunt
- exemption from punishment
- the state of being strong and active; energy
- the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect
- a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen
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- reach inside a receptacle and search for something
- done at random or without careful judgment
- cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender
- provide with a quality, ability, or asset
- made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns
- having or showing initiative and resourcefulness
- cause annoyance or resentment that persists
- having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner
- sparing or economical in regards to money or food
- compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something
- a countless or extremely great number
- not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant
- make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters
25 Clues: bitterly regret • deliberate and unprovoked • exemption from punishment • a countless or extremely great number • terse, brusque, abrupt, clipped, blunt • provide with a quality, ability, or asset • done at random or without careful judgment • cause annoyance or resentment that persists • the state of being strong and active; energy • ...
ELA Vocabulary 2012-10-18
Across
- outgoing
- One kind of Prepositional Phrase is ( adjective and ...) ______.
- ______ is a sound. ( literal device)
- synonym of not satisfied
- Without ______ you will no tfind a great job.
- aggresive
- calm and peaceful
- A "notebook" that you have to have with you at all times.
- An ______ is two opposites put together. (literal device)
- A place where we students keep our books and clothes sometimes.
- Book we are currently reading is written by ______.
- John Steinbeck was born _____ 27, 1902.
- We are ______. ( our school mascot)
- I was playing ______ when the card King came up and I did not know what to do.
- Mr. Morin ______ his students when he tried to give directions for a project and no one understood.
- Why do bullies always have to be ______?
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- willing to fight
- A literal device that gives an object human quality is ______.
- different word for disappointed
- In the book that we are currently reading, the ______ are the west- side rich kids.
- All students should be in ______ everyday.
- to soften in feeling or temper
- ______ will not be tolerated in our schoool and no one should be treated harshly.
- An ______ answers the following questions: which, which one, whose, how many, how much, and what kind.
- Anti- Bullying Specialist ( Ms....)
25 Clues: outgoing • aggresive • willing to fight • calm and peaceful • synonym of not satisfied • to soften in feeling or temper • different word for disappointed • Anti- Bullying Specialist ( Ms....) • We are ______. ( our school mascot) • ______ is a sound. ( literal device) • John Steinbeck was born _____ 27, 1902. • Why do bullies always have to be ______? • ...
ELA Vocab 2012-11-01
Across
- Causing cohesion
- To express the opposite
- The imparting or exchanging of information or news
- Contrary to intuition or to common-sense expectation
- A restaurant in a movie studio, military base, prison, or other institution
- The state of being strikingly different from something else, typically something in juxtaposition or close association.
- A person who thinks diffrently from other people ; a person who does the opposite of what is expected
- Anything that is against the law to buy or sale
- Able to exist or occur together without conflict
- A group of people appointed for a specific function, typically consisting of members of a larger group
- A remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection.
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- A fraudulent imitation of something else; a forgery
- Refutation by example
- A weight that balances another weight
- A group of people living together in one place, esp. one practicing common ownership
- In the opposite direction to the way in which the hands of a clock move around
- Opposite in nature, direction, or meaning
- Exist at the same time or in the same place
- Unite; merge
- Estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between
20 Clues: Unite; merge • Causing cohesion • Refutation by example • To express the opposite • A weight that balances another weight • Opposite in nature, direction, or meaning • Exist at the same time or in the same place • Anything that is against the law to buy or sale • Able to exist or occur together without conflict • The imparting or exchanging of information or news • ...
ELA Terms! 2012-12-17
Across
- Analyze these to help understand plot
- Separates two independent clauses
- shows relationship
- When you get a prompt, _______ it
- Generating ideas for writing
- Text in own words, shorter
- Conjunction: 'because'
- Error: Herman walks, does homework, and will eat dinner
- Subjects and their verbs must
- A car, when driven
- key to active reading
- All about timing
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- Use commas to offset
- include appearance and behavior
- Text, in own words
- Conclusions from reasoning and evidence
- Pronouns that don't replace specific nouns
- Helps understand and remember text
- Everybody, everything
- _____ to find details
- verbs: freeze, fly, feel
- Main argument
- Using outlines or idea webs
- Clause that could stand alone
- Both adjectives and adverbs
- Clues to help with meaning
26 Clues: Main argument • All about timing • Text, in own words • shows relationship • A car, when driven • Use commas to offset • Everybody, everything • _____ to find details • key to active reading • Conjunction: 'because' • verbs: freeze, fly, feel • Text in own words, shorter • Clues to help with meaning • Using outlines or idea webs • Both adjectives and adverbs • Generating ideas for writing • ...
ELA Review 2013-04-22
Across
- The beat of the poem
- Using the word "I," referring to himself or herself
- Personal view
- Putting human traits on something that is not human
- To attack your opponent personally
- An expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meaning
- Informs, gives factual information
- Writing in your own words
- Sound word
- Creating a picture in someones head by using the 5 senses
- Text structure showing why something happens and what happens because of it
- Two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group
- A text structure showing steps
- Comparing two things not using like or as
- Events that make up a story
- Truth Something that actually exists
- Comparing two things using like or as
- An extravagent statement, exaggeration
- To show or hint to the main idea beforehand
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- The beginning of a word used to figure out the meaning
- Text structure that shows time
- A word having the same meaning as another
- Problem of a story
- A word having the opposite meaning as another
- Text structure showing something that causes trouble and how it is solved
- Written conversation
- Where the story takes place
- Referring to anyone other that the speaker, using "he," "she," "it."
- The messsage or deeper meaning
- To try and get someone to do something
- The end of a word used to figure out the meaning
- Paragraph of a peom
32 Clues: Sound word • Personal view • Problem of a story • Paragraph of a peom • The beat of the poem • Written conversation • Writing in your own words • Where the story takes place • Events that make up a story • Text structure that shows time • The messsage or deeper meaning • A text structure showing steps • To attack your opponent personally • Informs, gives factual information • ...
ELA vocabulary 2015-10-06
Across
- comparing things without useing like ir as
- a state of being
- a position or perspective from which somthing is evaluate
- a written composition in which two or more characters convesate
- a person animal or object regarded as representing or embodying a quality
- to focuse ones mind on a past event
- a particular setting
- the ast of resolving
- something invented by the imagination
- fail to be in agreement
- the time place and circumstance in which something occures or developes
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- an advanced sign of the future in a book
- a story of someones life written by themself
- the story of someones life writtem by another person
- the main objective of a story
- a person who gives comentary in a movie book or play
- a story based on facts
- a figure of speech that compares to unlike things
- someone who is hostile towards another person
- a person in a novel play or movie
- the main charater of a book play and or movie
- the most imtence or exiting part of the story
- the product of image makers
23 Clues: a state of being • a particular setting • the ast of resolving • a story based on facts • fail to be in agreement • the product of image makers • the main objective of a story • a person in a novel play or movie • to focuse ones mind on a past event • something invented by the imagination • an advanced sign of the future in a book • comparing things without useing like ir as • ...
ELA puzzle 2015-12-03
Across
- Uses like or as to compare.
- A evil lady puts them on her dog.
- takes care of an old man who has an evil eye.
- The characters who don’t have significant roles in a story.
- the perspective a story is told in.
- A character who only has one quality.
- It gives three wishes.
- Using an object to represent something else.
- Is paralyzed from a car crash in “choices”.
- writes hurtful letters to the people in her town.
- A moment of intense conflict.
- He doesn’t support Peggy after the accident.
- the baby’s mother in “lamp at Noon”.
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- The father of Harrison Bergeron.
- The main character of Grace Period.
- The main character of “The Island”.
- The speaking in a story.
- the “Tell-Tale” heart is told in.
- the lesson learned in a story.
- Gets her eyes removed.
- Is locked in a closet as a child in “North End Faust”.
- A device used to reveal hidden meaning.
22 Clues: It gives three wishes. • Gets her eyes removed. • The speaking in a story. • Uses like or as to compare. • A moment of intense conflict. • the lesson learned in a story. • The father of Harrison Bergeron. • A evil lady puts them on her dog. • the “Tell-Tale” heart is told in. • The main character of Grace Period. • The main character of “The Island”. • ...
ELA Crossword 2016-12-01
Across
- fly unsteadily
- to break down courage
- lightly push
- being alone
- extremely fast
- trouble or annoy
- incessant
- come between
- show from drawing
- to need badly
- big
- an animal
- a cell
- not bearable
- accompanying someone to protect them
- calm or peaceful
- encourage someone to do something
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- an intensive or sudden military attack
- the subjection of someone
- make easier
- using one tone
- to do something with a lot of energy
- complete disorder
- to be confused
- wild with excitement
- keep a firm hold of something
- to leave
- forcibly put an end to
- a group who fights for something you want
- difficult to control or handle
- a low class person
- to assume into the future
- to say not loudly
- smelling or tasting unpleasant
34 Clues: big • a cell • to leave • incessant • an animal • make easier • being alone • lightly push • come between • not bearable • to need badly • fly unsteadily • using one tone • to be confused • extremely fast • trouble or annoy • calm or peaceful • complete disorder • show from drawing • to say not loudly • a low class person • wild with excitement • to break down courage • forcibly put an end to • ...
ELA Review 2017-06-05
Across
- a comparison using like or as
- persuades the reader to do/buy something
- educates the reader of a topic
- a book listing words and their synonyms and antonyms
- gives general information about many subjects
- a 5 line poem in which the lines have 2/4/6/8/2 syllables
- lists words alphabetically and gives their meanings
- writing a story about your life
- person writing in they, them, she, he
- a paragraph that describes something
- an unrhymed poem with 5 lines in 5/7/5/7/7 syllables
- a yearly book containing calendars, population and dates
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- person writing in I and me
- a comparison saying one thing is another
- a short, unrhymed poem with 3 lines in 5/7/5 syllables
- an incomplete sentence
- a daily periodical containing current news and information
- a story that has been passed down by word of mouth
- writing a story about someone else
- giving human traits to something not human
- letters using informal language, short and simple sentences
- person writing in you
- writing that tells about imaginary people, things and events
- tells a story
- a humorous 5 line poem with an AABBA rhyme scheme
- a humorous story that uses exaggeration
- letters written for an official purpose
- a short story with a incident, animals and a moral
28 Clues: tells a story • person writing in you • an incomplete sentence • person writing in I and me • a comparison using like or as • educates the reader of a topic • writing a story about your life • writing a story about someone else • a paragraph that describes something • person writing in they, them, she, he • a humorous story that uses exaggeration • ...
ELA Review 2021-12-08
Across
- a figurative comparison of two unlike things
- the highest point of action in a story
- the author's attitude found in their writing
- told in order by time
- to show or reveal something in a text
- a paragraph in a poem
- the ending of a story
- using the same beginning word sound multiple times
- the controlling idea of a nonfiction text
- the action word in a sentence
- the world's greatest archer
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- a line of text found under a picture explaining the picture
- the hero of a story
- giving human characteristics to an inanimate object
- the greatest rock band in history
- a word that describes a verb
- the villain of a story
- the emotions the reader feels from a story
- a perfect future world
- a word that joins to clauses together
- a futuristic world gone wrong
- a word that describes a noun
- an unfortunate, and usually humorous coincidence in a story
- a way to join clauses without using a conjunction
- a person place or thing
- ending each line with the sound end word sound
- a figurative comparison using like or as
- the lesson learned in a story
28 Clues: the hero of a story • told in order by time • a paragraph in a poem • the ending of a story • the villain of a story • a perfect future world • a person place or thing • the world's greatest archer • a word that describes a verb • a word that describes a noun • a futuristic world gone wrong • the lesson learned in a story • the action word in a sentence • ...
ELA Terms 2021-12-13
Across
- a character that we don't know much about
- A narrator who addresses a story to a someone he or she calls "you"
- when an author reveals a charcter's traits through the things they say and their actions
- a verb that acts like a noun
- A passing reference in a text to a literary or historical person, place, ! event, or other literary work.
- when the author directly describes a character
- Text or dialogue in which there is a root sense of hiding what is actually the case in order to achieve special rhetorical or artistic effect
- to plus a verb
- a character we know a lot about
- a character that stays the same
- Words or expressions with meaning other than the literal interpretation
- The author's attitude reflected in the style of the written word
Down
- s a statement in which the meaning the speaker implies differs sharply from what is directly said.
- The events and actions of a narrative work
- The technique of disrupting the order of events in a story by shifting to an earlier time in order to introduce information
- A type or class of literature (e.g., fiction, drama, poetry)
- a verb that acts like an adjective
- is represented by a mismatch between expectation and reality. For example, you save money for months to buy your new video game console, and the day before you finally go to get it, your mother surprises you with the new game system as a gift.
- involves a situation in a play or story in which the author and the audience or reader have information that is unknown to the characters or actors.
- life lesson or message a story is trying to convey
- A narrator who is outside the story proper and refers to all of the characters as he, she, or they
- A narrator who is a participant in the story and uses the pronouns “I” and “me”
- The emotion(s) expressed by an author or artist in the rhetoric, structure, and/or perspective of his or her work
- Chiefly in literary texts, the narrative point of view (as in first- or third-person narration)
- The motive or reason for which an author writes, as to persuade, inform, or entertain (P.I.E.)
- a character that changes throughout the story
- The general place, historical time, and social circumstances in which action occurs in a story or play
- Relationships created between new and familiar words, concepts, and ideas.
- A deliberate and humorous play on words that are the same or similar in sound but different in meaning
29 Clues: to plus a verb • a verb that acts like a noun • a character we know a lot about • a character that stays the same • a verb that acts like an adjective • a character that we don't know much about • The events and actions of a narrative work • a character that changes throughout the story • when the author directly describes a character • ...
ELA Review 2021-12-17
Across
- These "paragraphs" make up a poem
- The main setting of "A Long Walk to Water"
- The last paragraph of an essay that wraps everything up
- This means to guess what will happen in the future
- Main Argument + Supporting ideas
- guess based on evidence
- a very brief summary of a text
- This is when you restate the author's words in your own words
- The first step of RAPP
- What the author has to say about the human condition
- Salva's tribe
- What the text is mostly about
- This means to copy an author's words (We use them to prove our answers)
- The author's attitude towards the text
Down
- The "A" step in RAPP
- the first paragraph of an essay
- Comparing two things using "like" or "as"
- This is what the "P's" in RAPP stand for
- give the author credit for their work
- This word means to keep trying even when things are difficult
- Mr. Orlet checks these every Friday
- one complete idea
22 Clues: Salva's tribe • one complete idea • The "A" step in RAPP • The first step of RAPP • guess based on evidence • What the text is mostly about • a very brief summary of a text • the first paragraph of an essay • Main Argument + Supporting ideas • These "paragraphs" make up a poem • Mr. Orlet checks these every Friday • give the author credit for their work • ...
ELA Vocabulary 2021-11-30
Across
- The exact, literal meaning of a word.
- A character, symbol,story pattern or other element that is common to human experience across cultures and that occurs frequently in literature, myth, and folklore.
- The sequence of related events that make upa story or novel.
- A struggle between opposing forces.
- of view: The perspective from which a story is told.
- The clear and orderly presentation of ideas in a paragraph or essay.
- the time and the place in which a narrative occurs.
- the circumstances or facts that surround a particular event or situation.
- A writer's or speaker's choice of words.
- The suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word- beyond its literal definition.
- A subtle difference or distinction in meaning.
Down
- How something is used.
- The overall emotional quality of a work, which is created by the author's language and tone and the subject matter.
- Brief and to the point.
- A long narrative poem about the deeds of heroes or gods.
- A story in which the characters, objects, or actions have a meaning beyond the surface of the story.
- A writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject.
- The amount of time a writer gives to describing each event and developing each stage in the plot.
- Showing what something is not in order to prove what it is.
- Descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures; imagery is created by details that appeal to one or more of the five senses.
20 Clues: How something is used. • Brief and to the point. • A struggle between opposing forces. • The exact, literal meaning of a word. • A writer's or speaker's choice of words. • A subtle difference or distinction in meaning. • A writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject. • the time and the place in which a narrative occurs. • ...
ela work 2022-01-05
Across
- a rousing or uplifting song identified with a particular group, body, or cause.
- keep (someone) in subservience and hardship, especially by the unjust exercise of authority.
- admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering.
- the action of providing or supplying something for use.
- extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness.
- a thing that is helpful or beneficial.
- the promised deliverer of the Jewish nation prophesied in the Hebrew Bible.
- feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph.
- take hold of suddenly and forcibly.
- a form that is derived from a verb but that functions as a noun
Down
- withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
- feel contempt or a deep repugnance for.
- punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong.
- a violent criminal or troublemaker.
- a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals.
- army the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War
- prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
- fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force.
- a person who steals goods, typically during a war or riot.
- the committee of senior ministers responsible for controlling government policy.
20 Clues: a violent criminal or troublemaker. • take hold of suddenly and forcibly. • a thing that is helpful or beneficial. • feel contempt or a deep repugnance for. • admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering. • feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph. • a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals. • ...
ela work 2022-01-05
Across
- the promised deliverer of the Jewish nation prophesied in the Hebrew Bible.
- feel contempt or a deep repugnance for.
- a violent criminal or troublemaker.
- a person who steals goods, typically during a war or riot.
- take hold of suddenly and forcibly.
- punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong.
- keep (someone) in subservience and hardship, especially by the unjust exercise of authority.
- feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph.
- the committee of senior ministers responsible for controlling government policy.
Down
- a form that is derived from a verb but that functions as a noun
- admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering.
- a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals.
- army the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War
- withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
- extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness.
- the action of providing or supplying something for use.
- fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force.
- a thing that is helpful or beneficial.
- prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
- a rousing or uplifting song identified with a particular group, body, or cause.
20 Clues: a violent criminal or troublemaker. • take hold of suddenly and forcibly. • a thing that is helpful or beneficial. • feel contempt or a deep repugnance for. • admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering. • feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph. • a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals. • ...
ELA homework 2022-01-06
Across
- to get revenge
- unjust treatment
- to take hold of
- admirably purposeful
- feeling great happiness
- a form that is derived
- a violent person
- private property taken from an enem
- extreme tiredness
- a small private room
- rousing or uplifting
- helpful or beneficial
Down
- a leader and a savior
- fail to resist pressure
- feel contempt or a deep repugnance
- the action of providing
- a larger densely pack crowd of people
- with draw formally from a member ship
- prejudice in favor
- army, the federal army
20 Clues: to get revenge • to take hold of • unjust treatment • a violent person • extreme tiredness • prejudice in favor • admirably purposeful • a small private room • rousing or uplifting • a leader and a savior • helpful or beneficial • a form that is derived • army, the federal army • fail to resist pressure • the action of providing • feeling great happiness • feel contempt or a deep repugnance • ...
ela work 2022-01-12
Across
- a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength.
- a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
- give a practical exhibition and explanation
- feeling, expressing, or inducing sadness, regret, or grief.
- a framework, typically with rails, bars, hooks, or pegs, for holding or storing things.
- be a symbol of.
- a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.
- throw or hurl forcefully.
- (of heat, air, or a room) very hot and causing difficulties in breathing; suffocating.
Down
- a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
- so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous.
- the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite
- walk in a specified way.
- metaphor a metaphor in a literary work
- the longitudinal structure along the centerline at the bottom of a vessel's hull
- address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment.
- in a state of peaceful happiness.
- attempt to find (something).
- feeling or showing elation or jubilation.
- detailed examination of the elements or structure of something.
20 Clues: be a symbol of. • walk in a specified way. • throw or hurl forcefully. • attempt to find (something). • in a state of peaceful happiness. • metaphor a metaphor in a literary work • feeling or showing elation or jubilation. • give a practical exhibition and explanation • feeling, expressing, or inducing sadness, regret, or grief. • ...
ELA HOMEWORK 2022-01-13
Across
- to get something back.
- To be athletic or healthy
- Being physically fat.
- Give your resources or time to somebody or something.
- Not having enough or nothing
- to guide somebody or to arrive to somewhere.
- To act for the welfare of somebody.
- a pushing force or a big responsability.
- to interrupt in a conversation.
Down
- To grow larger or get bigger.
- to amaze somebody.
- to not be surprised.
- Being in a happy mood.
- to be related in a group or an act.
- If done different the result would change
- the antonym of agressive.
- to trust in somebody or to size an amount.
- as far as one knows
- the act of being brave.
- 2 dimensional or not curve.
20 Clues: to amaze somebody. • as far as one knows • to not be surprised. • Being physically fat. • to get something back. • Being in a happy mood. • the act of being brave. • To be athletic or healthy • the antonym of agressive. • 2 dimensional or not curve. • Not having enough or nothing • To grow larger or get bigger. • to interrupt in a conversation. • to be related in a group or an act. • ...
ELA HOMEWORK 2022-01-13
Across
- to get something back.
- To be athletic or healthy
- Being physically fat.
- Give your resources or time to somebody or something.
- Not having enough or nothing
- to guide somebody or to arrive to somewhere.
- To act for the welfare of somebody.
- a pushing force or a big responsability.
- to interrupt in a conversation.
Down
- To grow larger or get bigger.
- to amaze somebody.
- to not be surprised.
- Being in a happy mood.
- to be related in a group or an act.
- If done different the result would change
- the antonym of agressive.
- to trust in somebody or to size an amount.
- as far as one knows
- the act of being brave.
- 2 dimensional or not curve.
20 Clues: to amaze somebody. • as far as one knows • to not be surprised. • Being physically fat. • to get something back. • Being in a happy mood. • the act of being brave. • To be athletic or healthy • the antonym of agressive. • 2 dimensional or not curve. • Not having enough or nothing • To grow larger or get bigger. • to interrupt in a conversation. • to be related in a group or an act. • ...
ELA HOMEWORK 2022-01-13
Across
- to get something back.
- To be athletic or healthy
- Being physically fat.
- Give your resources or time to somebody or something.
- Not having enough or nothing
- to guide somebody or to arrive to somewhere.
- To act for the welfare of somebody.
- a pushing force or a big responsability.
- to interrupt in a conversation.
Down
- To grow larger or get bigger.
- to amaze somebody.
- to not be surprised.
- Being in a happy mood.
- to be related in a group or an act.
- If done different the result would change
- the antonym of agressive.
- to trust in somebody or to size an amount.
- as far as one knows
- the act of being brave.
- 2 dimensional or not curve.
20 Clues: to amaze somebody. • as far as one knows • to not be surprised. • Being physically fat. • to get something back. • Being in a happy mood. • the act of being brave. • To be athletic or healthy • the antonym of agressive. • 2 dimensional or not curve. • Not having enough or nothing • To grow larger or get bigger. • to interrupt in a conversation. • to be related in a group or an act. • ...
ELA Review 2022-04-18
Across
- 1st element of plot, includes background info
- He was a beast on the court
- The wind whispered in my ear
- main problem in the story
- the key points of a nonfiction text
- the main events of a fictional piece of writing
- events leading to the climax
- central message of a fictional piece of writing
- two words that sound the same
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd
- words used to help determine meaning
- the person telling the story
Down
- two words that mean the same thing
- written using I, we, and my
- information included to present a clear picture
- events leading to the resolution
- moment when the conflict begins to be solved
- a technique used to capture someone's exact words
- She was as quick as a cheetah
- information used to support a central idea
- two words that have opposite meanings
- a paragraph in a poem
22 Clues: 1st, 2nd, 3rd • a paragraph in a poem • main problem in the story • written using I, we, and my • He was a beast on the court • The wind whispered in my ear • events leading to the climax • the person telling the story • She was as quick as a cheetah • two words that sound the same • events leading to the resolution • two words that mean the same thing • ...
ela crossword 2022-04-28
Across
- softened or muffled
- suddenly put out
- firm or determined
- footsteps
- fear or dread of the future
- a blessing
- deeply serious
- public condemnation of something as wrong or evil
- evidence or proof that someone's claim is correct
- type of essay that chooses a side and persuades
- "eat > eating"
- off center
- to begin or start
Down
- moral corruption
- type of essay that explains/informs
- lawfully
- the main part of a ship's structure
- searched for; tried to gain
- spread here and there; scattered
- "eat > to eat"
- person, place, or thing
- word used to describe something
- keeping at full force without decreasing
- a mass of wing-driven clouds
- word that describes an action
- the wise handling of a situation
- president during the Civil War
27 Clues: lawfully • footsteps • a blessing • off center • "eat > to eat" • deeply serious • "eat > eating" • moral corruption • suddenly put out • to begin or start • firm or determined • softened or muffled • person, place, or thing • searched for; tried to gain • fear or dread of the future • a mass of wing-driven clouds • word that describes an action • president during the Civil War • ...
ELA Terms 2023-09-11
Across
- The lesson of the text
- The person who tells the story
- The opposite of what you expect
- A comparison using like or as
- When the reader knows something the characters do not
- When the author describes something in more than one sense
- Main idea of the text
- Exaggerating something to a great degree
- Giving a unlike human thing humanlike characteristics
Down
- A comparison without using like or as
- When something means the opposite of what is said
- When an author alludes to something that happens later in the text
- Events that take place to form this
- A phrase that means the opposite
- A feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen
- Synonym for proof
- Taking notes on the text
- Using the same first letter many times in a sentence
- Language that normally signifies the opposite
- Using sound effects in text
20 Clues: Synonym for proof • Main idea of the text • The lesson of the text • Taking notes on the text • Using sound effects in text • A comparison using like or as • The person who tells the story • The opposite of what you expect • A phrase that means the opposite • Events that take place to form this • A comparison without using like or as • Exaggerating something to a great degree • ...
ELA Review 2023-09-11
Across
- Describing word, describes nouns
- Shows action or state of being
- ______ idea is the main concept of a text
- Stories based on reality, facts, and real life
- When and where the story takes place
- A category or type of literature
- _______ action is when tensions begin to rise in the story and the conflict begins
- The emotions a text brings about in a reader
- Person, place, thing, or idea
- ________ conflict is a problem within a character's mind, like a worry or desire
Down
- The main villain of a story
- The end of the story where the conflict is over
- Beginning of the story where readers see the setting and characters
- ________ conflict is a problem between characters, like an argument
- Textual _____ is direct quotes from the story or article.
- The main character in a story
- Describing word, describes adjectives, verbs, and other _______
- Stories based on imagination, not real life
- The problem or challenge of a story
- Is the highest point of interest, excitement, and tension in the story.
20 Clues: The main villain of a story • The main character in a story • Person, place, thing, or idea • Shows action or state of being • Describing word, describes nouns • A category or type of literature • The problem or challenge of a story • When and where the story takes place • ______ idea is the main concept of a text • Stories based on imagination, not real life • ...
ELA Vocabulary 2023-11-15
Across
- a possible future event that you need to be prepared for
- to fall or decrease in value
- unaware
- out of place or unequal
- independence self-government
- curious or eager to learn
- self-centered
- done in secret
- noisy
- to cover or flood
- beyond what is needed or extra
- producing many works, results, or offspring
- a gradual decrease in number
- noisy
- to prove innocent
- to restore to a previous position
- holding firmly
- insisting on strict rules
- brief or unclear
- marked by much sitting
- serious or severe or causing grief
- to allow or authorize
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- vague or unclear
- to go around or to avoid
- not chosen carefully
- equivalent
- an authoritative order
- say something again
- plentifully supplied or complete
- a perfect place
- strengthen
- native
- sticking together
- to assign to a less important position
- a belief held to be true, words to live by
- exclude from a group
- something that acts as a disadvantage
- quiet or reluctant to speak
- source of help
- healthy or strong
40 Clues: noisy • noisy • native • unaware • equivalent • strengthen • self-centered • done in secret • holding firmly • source of help • a perfect place • vague or unclear • brief or unclear • to cover or flood • sticking together • to prove innocent • healthy or strong • say something again • not chosen carefully • exclude from a group • to allow or authorize • an authoritative order • marked by much sitting • ...
ELA Vocabulary 2024-02-20
Across
- story that puts the character in charge of solving
- where and when a story happens
- sets the tone for your paper and establishes a topic
- a type of writing designed to convey experiences, ideas, or emotions
- a list of words and their meanings
- to make a conclusion based on what you read
- short words or phrases that show strong emotion
- a short, moral story that tries to teach a lesson
- a reference tool used for definitions, pronunciations, and origins
- brings everything in your writing to a natural end
- a book of synonyms
- a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to make a new word
- compares two things without using like or as
Down
- person telling a story
- what happens in a story
- when two things are compared using like or as
- how a problem or conflict is solved
- a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to make a new word
- to retell a story in a much shorter way
- a word or group of words that relate space, time, cause or manner between an object
- a story told by characters talking to each other
- the most important idea or message in a story
- used to link words, phrases, and clauses
- different kinds of writing
- a word that means the opposite of another word
- a story people made up to explain a belief or something in nature
- occurs when characters in a story talk to each other
- a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word
- a person, animal, or object that an author uses to tell a story
- problem
30 Clues: problem • a book of synonyms • person telling a story • what happens in a story • different kinds of writing • where and when a story happens • a list of words and their meanings • how a problem or conflict is solved • to retell a story in a much shorter way • used to link words, phrases, and clauses • to make a conclusion based on what you read • ...
ELA Terms 2023-12-20
Across
- a group of lines forming a unit within a poem
- a brief statement of the main points of something
- the repeated use of a sound
- literary work with distinctive style and rhythm
- the pattern of language in a poem
- an extreme overexaggeration
- indicate what something is
- the type of writing that asks you to argue
- the system and structure of language
- note the similarities between things
- add notes to
- a section within a piece of writing
- say or estimate what will happen in the future
- a comparison made for effect using like or as
- a type of language used in literary works
Down
- note the differences between things
- Shakespeare's favourtite poem structure
- the subject
- correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words
- a universal idea within a story
- the formation of a word from the sound it makes
- make clear or understandable
- a piece of writing on a particular subject
- the marks used to seperate sentences and their elements
- a comparison made for effect
- the repeated use of a word or phrase
- the type of writing that asks you to use detail
- conclude from evidence and reasoning
28 Clues: the subject • add notes to • indicate what something is • the repeated use of a sound • an extreme overexaggeration • make clear or understandable • a comparison made for effect • a universal idea within a story • the pattern of language in a poem • note the differences between things • a section within a piece of writing • the system and structure of language • ...
ELA vocab 2024-02-06
Across
- Applause, approval
- An outer edge or border
- To make speechless by shocking
- Babyish
- Wild, violent, rough
- Something mysterious or puzzling
- Considered harmful, destructive, or evil
- Highest point (climax)
- Vague or confusing
- A long, violent speech of criticism
- To satisfy or relieve
Down
- Successful
- To make someone very angry
- To give up your rights for something
- Continuing without interruption
- Having no variety
- Ordinary or average
- Too move backward
- To search through
- A deed of unusual daring or skill
- Careful about what someone says or does
- Calm or quiet
- A holy place within a church or temple
- To move unsteadily
- Very honest
25 Clues: Babyish • Successful • Very honest • Calm or quiet • Having no variety • Too move backward • To search through • Applause, approval • Vague or confusing • To move unsteadily • Ordinary or average • Wild, violent, rough • To satisfy or relieve • Highest point (climax) • An outer edge or border • To make someone very angry • To make speechless by shocking • Continuing without interruption • ...
ELA Vocabular 2024-05-09
Across
- Helps give the reader information about a topic dealing with numbers
- Chart: A step-by-step change of data over time.
- Located at the back of a textbook and lists each section or topic found in the book with its page number
- Line: A group of words on one line with a number in the front
- The message the author wants to deliver
- A group of lines that make up a paragraph in a poem
- Help illustrate where the story takes place
- of View: Some stories are written in the 1st person and use the word I. Others are written in the 3rd person and use the words: he, she….
- Tells what the article is about
- An opinion that describes an entire group of people.
- A small dictionary in the back of a book
- A sequence of events of a person or place in time
- A picture to help with the understanding of information
- to exaggerate
- The word part before the root word
- The arrangement of data
- author or writer of a poem
- of Contents: Located in the front of a book that lists units, chapters, stories or section in the order that they appear in the book
- writing words that sound like sound
- Introduces the main idea of the section that follows
- The word part at the end of a root word
- one or both of the curved marks ( ) used in writing
Down
- Usually the second title of an article.
- Words that have the opposite meaning
- To give the reader information before it happens
- A picture or drawing to add to the selection
- A person who reads the poem out loud
- The facts, ideas or claims to persuade people to support a particular opinion or course of action
- Words that are written with slanting letters
- Print: Words that are usually written darker than others
- Organizer: A diagram used to help organize information from a selection
- When the author suddenly interrupts the flow of the story o jump back to earlier events
- Words that have the same meaning
- Words: Words that are spelled the same, but have different meanings.
- a crossword puzzle using the following vocabulary words, also create a word bank and answer key
- Notes: Information given at the bottom of a selection to help the reader understand words or terms
- When you make a statement based from facts
- Clues: When you use the words or sentences around the word to find a meaning.
38 Clues: to exaggerate • The arrangement of data • author or writer of a poem • Tells what the article is about • Words that have the same meaning • The word part before the root word • writing words that sound like sound • Words that have the opposite meaning • A person who reads the poem out loud • Usually the second title of an article. • The message the author wants to deliver • ...
ELA Crossword 2024-05-01
Across
- A statement that can be proven.
- Comparison not using like/as.
- Exageration.
- A book filled with facts.
- The word that makes a statement an inference.
- Introduction of the story.
- The turning point of the story.
- Using the same words over and over again.
- ___ giver by Lois Lowry.
- Book writer.
Down
- A story that is not real.
- Part of the story leading up to the turning point.
- A statement that is based on what a person thinks.
- Repetition of the first letter/sound.
- A book about a person’s life.
- Details that come from source.
- What the book is called.
- Part of the story that is starting to resolve the conflict.
- Comparison using like/as.
- The type of book.
20 Clues: Exageration. • Book writer. • The type of book. • What the book is called. • ___ giver by Lois Lowry. • A story that is not real. • A book filled with facts. • Comparison using like/as. • Introduction of the story. • Comparison not using like/as. • A book about a person’s life. • Details that come from source. • A statement that can be proven. • The turning point of the story. • ...
ELA Review 2024-06-04
Across
- narrator telling the story and is part of it: "I" perspective
- a character who is a stereotype
- the ways by which an author develops and reveals the nature of a character, usually through appearance, speech, actions, thoughts, interactions with others
- a character who is multifaced and fully developed
- the part of a narrative at which the tension or conflict reaches its highest point; turning point
- narrator only knows what some characters would know
- introduces background information about events, setting and characters at the beginning of a literary work; introduction
- the underlying meaning of a work; generally, a message that is universally understood across cultures
- narrator who tells a story but lacks credibility
- literal meaning is "untying" at the end of a plot when all the unanswered questions are addressed; the resolution of the plot in a fictional story
Down
- when the audience knows more than the characters
- a situation or event that is opposite of what is expected
- a character who stays the same throughout the story
- character or group of characters that stands in opposition to the protagonist - usually, but not always the "bad guy"
- "you" the reader is part of the story
- a character who undergoes changes throughout the story
- the expressions of an attitude or intention that is opposite of what is actually meant
- central or leading character in a work of fiction, plot usually revolves around him/her, most often considered morally upstanding
- struggle between two opposing forces, usually between a protagonist and antagonist
- the time and place in which a story takes place; can include details about weather, societal customs, lighting, etc...
- the events that make up a story...the events relate to each other in a pattern or sequence
- narrator knows the minds and actions of all characters
22 Clues: a character who is a stereotype • "you" the reader is part of the story • when the audience knows more than the characters • narrator who tells a story but lacks credibility • a character who is multifaced and fully developed • a character who stays the same throughout the story • narrator only knows what some characters would know • ...
ELA Vocabulary 2024-05-03
Across
- conversation between characters in a narrative- must use quotation marks
- the type of figurative language that gives human qualities to nonhuman things
- the main idea of a text
- the moral or message of the story
- the most exciting part of a narrative that shows a turning point
- the ending part of a narrative where you close out the story
- using sequential transitions and key events to retell a story
- a type of essay where the purpose is to entertain, but include real information
- the last sentence in an explanatory or argumentative introduction paragraph that gives 3 main ideas
- the first three sentences of an explanatory or argumentative introduction paragraph
Down
- the type of figurative language that is an exaggeration
- the type of marks that you use around evidence when you cite word for word from a text
- a type of figurative language that is a well known phrase
- words such as and, but, or, so that connect two sentences
- a type of essay where the purpose is to explain or inform
- a describing word for a noun
- a type of figurative language where you compare two unlike things saying one thing is another
- a type of essay where the purpose is to persuade or argue
- a type of figurative language where you compare two unlike things using "like" or "as"
- the beginning part of a narrative where you introduce characters and setting
20 Clues: the main idea of a text • a describing word for a noun • the moral or message of the story • the type of figurative language that is an exaggeration • a type of figurative language that is a well known phrase • words such as and, but, or, so that connect two sentences • a type of essay where the purpose is to explain or inform • ...
Ela Vocabulary 2024-05-01
Across
- A story taking place in a magical and unreal story/world
- The way the authors attitude is
- A contrast of what is expected to happen and what actually happens
- A person or thing that is in literature
- A person's life story
- An event (cause) which causes or brings an action (effect)
- Life story written by themselves
- Words that help understand the meaning to another word or phrase
- Suggesting something that might happen in the future of the story
- A struggle between two or more opposing forces
- Repetition of sound in the beginning which is a piece of figurative language
Down
- Words the characters say or speak out
- A brief story that teaches a lesson about life
- The place of a literature book
- Compared using like or as which is a piece of figurative language
- A message about life given to the reader
- Exaggerated and is a piece of figurative language
- Highest point
- An order of events
- A true statement
20 Clues: Highest point • A true statement • An order of events • A person's life story • The place of a literature book • The way the authors attitude is • Life story written by themselves • Words the characters say or speak out • A person or thing that is in literature • A message about life given to the reader • A brief story that teaches a lesson about life • ...
ELA Terms 2024-05-02
Across
- Part of speech; an action
- The repetition of a letter or sound
- The events leading up to the climax in a story
- The events leading up to the resolution
- The introduction to a story
- An extreme exaggeration
- A statement that can be argued
- Part of speech; a, an, the
- A comparison using like, as, or with
- A direct comparison
- Part of speech; a person, place, or thing
Down
- Giving something nonhuman human qualities
- The main focus of a text
- Part of speech; and, or, but
- The description of sounds
- A common phrase that does not have a literal meaning
- The ending of a story, typically when a conflict is solved
- Part of speech; descriptive words
- The big event or breaking point of a story
- The lesson or moral of the story
- Part of speech; he, she, him, her, it, our, they, etc.
21 Clues: A direct comparison • An extreme exaggeration • The main focus of a text • Part of speech; an action • The description of sounds • Part of speech; a, an, the • The introduction to a story • Part of speech; and, or, but • A statement that can be argued • The lesson or moral of the story • Part of speech; descriptive words • The repetition of a letter or sound • ...
ELA Vocabulary 2025-01-14
Across
- The literal or primary meaning of a word.
- To give a brief statement of the main points.
- To find similarities.
- The central topic or idea explored in a text.
- To draw a conclusion based on evidence.
- To find differences.
- Information that supports a claim.
- A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear together.
- To examine in detail.
- The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent words.
Down
- An assertion of the truth of something.
- Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things.
- An idea or feeling that a word invokes.
- Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally.
- A figure of speech that describes an object or action as something else.
- A spoken or written account of connected events.
- A reason or set of reasons given to persuade others.
- A comparison using "like" or "as".
- The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite.
- Open to more than one interpretation.
20 Clues: To find differences. • To find similarities. • To examine in detail. • A comparison using "like" or "as". • Information that supports a claim. • Open to more than one interpretation. • An assertion of the truth of something. • An idea or feeling that a word invokes. • To draw a conclusion based on evidence. • The literal or primary meaning of a word. • ...
ELA Terminology 2025-04-04
Across
- to know everything (Ex. God)
- the right choice
- short fiction story with animals
- Something that can be proven, a true statement
- support with evidence/ to back up
- making a guess or forming an opinion about something
- opposite of a word
- to help/ add
- A personal belief
- story
- to create
- to help
- How a word makes you feel. (Positive or negative)
- assumption/ final main points
- forming an opinion or deciding if something is good or bad
- the writer’s position/ point they are trying to prove
- the same word
- author’s feelings
- message that the story is trying to tell you
- to encourage
Down
- The definition of a word
- main idea/ most important
- another way something can happen; different
- pattern- structure of the text
- Negative vibe/ negative energy
- to look into
- to show
- Something that goes wrong and the text shows how it can be solved?
- The reason for something and the reaction to something
- piece of the story
- only know certain information
- Thoughts/feeling
- directly to the point
- cultural story
- events in the story
- to add
- problem
- to reference something
- the way you do something
39 Clues: story • to add • to show • to help • problem • to create • to look into • to help/ add • to encourage • the same word • cultural story • the right choice • Thoughts/feeling • A personal belief • author’s feelings • opposite of a word • piece of the story • events in the story • directly to the point • to reference something • The definition of a word • the way you do something • main idea/ most important • ...
ELA CROSSWORD 2025-05-02
Across
- First,Second,Third
- Something true
- A hint of what comes later in the story
- About 5-7 paragraphs
- Solve the problem
- Sound Effects
- Where a story takes place
- The problem in the story
- Used to support answers
- The leading character
- A feeling
Down
- A memory from the past
- Short paragraph about the story
- Non-Fiction or Fiction etc.
- Something that happened and what it did
- The words said by characters
- A person in a story
- What people think
- The author's attitude toward the subject
- Something that you do physically
20 Clues: A feeling • Sound Effects • Something true • What people think • Solve the problem • First,Second,Third • A person in a story • About 5-7 paragraphs • The leading character • A memory from the past • Used to support answers • The problem in the story • Where a story takes place • Non-Fiction or Fiction etc. • The words said by characters • Short paragraph about the story • ...
ELA REVIEW 2025-05-05
Across
- Joins words or groups of words
- A short version of the main ideas in a text
- Author’s purpose: to convince the reader to think or do something
- Author’s purpose: to give facts or explain something
- A person, place, thing, or idea
- A point of view using “he,” “she,” or “they”
- A word that describes how, when, or where something happens
- A word that describes a noun
- Shows the relationship between a noun and another word
- Clues or quotes from the reading that support your answer
- A point of view using “I” or “we”
Down
- A word that takes the place of a noun
- A word or phrase that shows strong emotion (like “Wow!” or “Oops!”)
- A fact or example that explains or backs up the main idea
- A word that shows action or state of being
- What the text is mostly about
- Hints in the sentence that help you figure out a word’s meaning
- The message or lesson the author wants to share
- Author’s purpose: to amuse or tell a story
- A smart guess based on clues and what you know
20 Clues: A word that describes a noun • What the text is mostly about • Joins words or groups of words • A person, place, thing, or idea • A point of view using “I” or “we” • A word that takes the place of a noun • A word that shows action or state of being • Author’s purpose: to amuse or tell a story • A short version of the main ideas in a text • ...
ELA Crossword 2025-05-01
Across
- sound words
- has a corresponding sound between the ending of words
- the development or creation of a fictional character
- the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
- the most intense part of something
- visually descriptive
- the main idea or lesson
- repeating something that has already been said or written
- the problem in the story
- the solution to the problem
- where and when the story takes place
- compares 2 unlike things using is
Down
- the character that stands in the way of the protagonist
- author's opinion on the subject
- the main character
- giving objects human actions and traits
- the sequence of events
- exaggerating statements
- compares 2 unlike things using like or as
- Not literal
20 Clues: sound words • Not literal • the main character • visually descriptive • the sequence of events • exaggerating statements • the main idea or lesson • the problem in the story • the solution to the problem • author's opinion on the subject • compares 2 unlike things using is • the most intense part of something • where and when the story takes place • ...
ELA Review 2025-04-15
Across
- problem in a story
- a readers notes written directly on the text
- the dictionary definition of a word
- a story that is not based on real events
- comparison using like or as
- the emotional association of a word
- what you already know about a subject
- an idea or conclusion drawn by combining background knowledge with what you read in a text
- a hint in the text that can help you infer the meaning of unknown words
Down
- a judgement made about something
- ending of a text or writing
- information that supports a claim
- explanation of information
- the main topic of a piece of writing
- words that have the opposite meaning
- the moral or lesson the author wants you to learn
- categories of words in grammar such as nouns, verbs, adjectives
- words that have similar meanings
- idea, the central point or topic of the text
- a word that represents a sound
- a story that is based on real events
21 Clues: problem in a story • explanation of information • ending of a text or writing • comparison using like or as • a word that represents a sound • a judgement made about something • words that have similar meanings • information that supports a claim • the dictionary definition of a word • the emotional association of a word • the main topic of a piece of writing • ...
ELA CROSSWORD 2024-11-08
Across
- French for a large box
- a very high voice, used for singing
- extending across
- a crack in the ground
- to annoy or make angry
- ridicule or mockery
- a timber beam of a small cross section
- struggle in mud or water
- happily
- hide ones true feelings
- a number of bullets fired at the same time
- the quality of being sagacious
- to make angry
- a disaster
- a bugle or signal call
- form a plan
- a gland surrounding the neck of the bladder
- without pause or interruption
- the quality of being suave
- a dramatic gesture
- to pass time by telling jokes
Down
- someone's walk
- a fire that destroys property
- attempting to not be noticed
- being dumped into boiling water briefly
- ridicule
- in a forceful manner with great feeling
- fancy word for brother
- the killing of a large amount of people
- restrain ones reaction or make someone unable to breath
- very religious
- nerve
- an attack against an enemy
- disgracefully bad
- absence of emotion
- lazy
- a spoken curse
- ask someone to do something urgently
- use gestures to convey emotion
- reflect small amounts of light
- behaving as if one has higher standards
41 Clues: lazy • nerve • happily • ridicule • a disaster • form a plan • to make angry • someone's walk • very religious • a spoken curse • extending across • disgracefully bad • absence of emotion • a dramatic gesture • ridicule or mockery • a crack in the ground • French for a large box • to annoy or make angry • fancy word for brother • a bugle or signal call • hide ones true feelings • struggle in mud or water • ...
ELA Vocabulary 2025-01-29
Across
- To reword something written or spoken by someone else in one's own words.
- To give a brief statement of the main points of a text or passage.
- Specific pieces of information that support or elaborate on the main idea.
- A category or type of literature, such as fiction, non-fiction, poetry, or drama.
- A reason or set of reasons given to support or oppose a point of view.
- To deduce or conclude information from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.
- To bring something to an end or arrive at a decision based on reasoning.
- The central message or underlying idea in a piece of literature.
- Written or printed words that form a book, article, or other piece of writing.
- To provide pictures or diagrams that explain or decorate a text.
- To examine in detail in order to understand the meaning or essential features.
- The circumstances or setting surrounding an event, statement, or idea.
Down
- A detailed account or representation of something.
- A personal view, belief, or judgment that is not based on absolute certainty or proof.
- Idea: The central thought or message of a text or passage.
- Information or details that support a claim or argument.
- The arrangement or organization of something, such as a text.
- A story or account of events or experiences, whether true or fictitious.
- The order in which events or actions occur or are arranged.
- To form a mental image or picture of something.
- To guess what will happen in the future based on current evidence or past experiences.
- Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation, often for descriptive or rhetorical effect.
- A statement designed to elicit information or clarify understanding.
- The creator or writer of a book, article, or other piece of writing.
- To recount or tell again in one's own words.
25 Clues: To recount or tell again in one's own words. • To form a mental image or picture of something. • A detailed account or representation of something. • Information or details that support a claim or argument. • Idea: The central thought or message of a text or passage. • The order in which events or actions occur or are arranged. • ...
ELA stems 2025-03-10
Across
- any of a class (Diplopoda) of myriapod arthropods having usually a cylindrical segmented body covered with hard integument, two pairs of legs on most apparent segments, and unlike centipedes no poison fangs
- drastically reduced especially in number
- not observing the principles of logic
- a period of 10 years
- not
- thousandth
- averse to the society of others
- any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
- to form a cavity or hole in
- ten
- not abridged
- across, beyond, through
- from out
- tenth
- against
- hundred
- thousand
Down
- a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters
- any of a class (Chilopoda) of long flattened many-segmented predaceous arthropods with each segment bearing one pair of legs of which the foremost pair is modified into poison fangs
- A doctor's handwriting is often __________, I can never read it.
- to transfer or convey from one place to another
- not or without
- affected by, characterized by, or displaying apathy
- not
- to convey from one person, place, or situation to another
- I am over a _______ old!
- to draw forth (as by research)
- not, opposite or reverse of
- the act of inspecting
- star
30 Clues: not • not • ten • star • tenth • against • hundred • from out • thousand • thousandth • not abridged • not or without • a period of 10 years • the act of inspecting • across, beyond, through • I am over a _______ old! • to form a cavity or hole in • not, opposite or reverse of • to draw forth (as by research) • averse to the society of others • not observing the principles of logic • ...
ELA stems 2025-03-10
Across
- tenth
- thousand
- averse to the society of others
- hundred
- any of a class (Chilopoda) of long flattened many-segmented predaceous arthropods with each segment bearing one pair of legs of which the foremost pair is modified into poison fangs
- not abridged
- thousandth
- I am over a _______ old!
- to transfer or convey from one place to another
- to form a cavity or hole in
- to convey from one person, place, or situation to another
- not observing the principles of logic
- any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
- not, opposite or reverse of
- to draw forth (as by research)
- not
Down
- against
- any of a class (Diplopoda) of myriapod arthropods having usually a cylindrical segmented body covered with hard integument, two pairs of legs on most apparent segments, and unlike centipedes no poison fangs
- a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters
- drastically reduced especially in number
- across, beyond, through
- star
- from out
- the act of inspecting
- a period of 10 years
- affected by, characterized by, or displaying apathy
- A doctor's handwriting is often __________, I can never read it.
- ten
- not
- not or without
30 Clues: ten • not • not • star • tenth • against • hundred • thousand • from out • thousandth • not abridged • not or without • a period of 10 years • the act of inspecting • across, beyond, through • I am over a _______ old! • to form a cavity or hole in • not, opposite or reverse of • to draw forth (as by research) • averse to the society of others • not observing the principles of logic • ...
ELA Review 2025-11-17
Across
- Crowded or compact
- bare or desolate
- the application of measures to make environmental
- The process by which energy is emitted as particles or waves.
- fall or drop straight down at high speed
- The trait that is more visible in the population
- favorable to health
- Having a constant ratio or relationship
- The trait that is less visible in the population
- Thinly scattered or distributed
- The branch of science that deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.
Down
- testimony taken down in writing under oath or
- new method, idea, or product
- a bicycle with seats and pedals for two riders, one behind the other
- of any activity
- Satisfactory and economical to use
- an instance of rising through the air
- emit a deep loud roar, typically in pain or anger
- an unrestrained and usually excessive indulgence in or
- Confused
- a large disastrous fire
- feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement
- A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding
23 Clues: Confused • of any activity • bare or desolate • Crowded or compact • favorable to health • a large disastrous fire • new method, idea, or product • Thinly scattered or distributed • Satisfactory and economical to use • an instance of rising through the air • Having a constant ratio or relationship • fall or drop straight down at high speed • ...
DeFilippis ELA 2025-11-02
Across
- Having a connection to your emotions, is important to you, has value
- being strong, someone who can overcome or get through a hard time
- Ms D's brother's name
- The other language Ms D speaks
- word that describes that a noun
- an explanation of how the evidence supports a claim and proves an argument to be true
- word that describes a verb or adjective, tells how or to what extent
- a named, specific noun (starts with a capital letter)
- Describes a person who works very hard and gives care to their work
- the writer's answer to the prompt, what they are trying to prove or tell
- Ms D's favorite NFL (football) team
- a person, place, thing, animal, or idea
Down
- To understand
- Something that represents/signifies (means) something else
- the name of the college that Ms D's brother and Mrs Zitis' son go to
- a word that replaces a noun in a sentence
- facts, statistics (numbers/%), quotes, or other pieces of information from texts that proves a claim
- Things a person has that describe how they look and act (physical/personality)
- word that expresses action or state of being
- how you spell Ms D's last name
- Ms D and Mrs Zitis' favorite place to get coffee before school
- the most important, the greatest in size or importance
22 Clues: To understand • Ms D's brother's name • The other language Ms D speaks • how you spell Ms D's last name • word that describes that a noun • Ms D's favorite NFL (football) team • a person, place, thing, animal, or idea • a word that replaces a noun in a sentence • word that expresses action or state of being • a named, specific noun (starts with a capital letter) • ...
ELA Vocabulary 2025-05-20
Across
- When words end with the same sound
- A person or being in a story
- A comparison that says one thing is another
- Giving human qualities to something nonhuman
- The main problem in a story
- A phrase with a meaning different from the literal words
- A comparison using "like" or "as"
- The beats in a poem
- Based on facts; free of personal opinions
- A conclusion you make using clues
Down
- An extreme exaggeration
- A ______ sentence is made of two complete thoughts joined with a conjunction
- A writer's main argument or position
- The implied meaning of a word
- A conversation between characters
- The dictionary definition of a word
- Uses "I", "me", and "my"
- A joke based on wordplay or double meaning
- The message or lesson a story teaches
- Action The part of the story where tension builds
20 Clues: The beats in a poem • An extreme exaggeration • Uses "I", "me", and "my" • The main problem in a story • A person or being in a story • The implied meaning of a word • A conversation between characters • A comparison using "like" or "as" • A conclusion you make using clues • When words end with the same sound • The dictionary definition of a word • ...
ELA crossword 2025-06-12
Across
- The main idea or lesson of a story
- The sequence of events in a story
- A comparison using "like" or "as"
- The way an author feels about a topic
- the feeling or atmosphere an author creates
- character who changes throughout the story
- A word that imitates a sound
- A reference to another work of literature or history
- The personality of a character revealed through actions or speech
- The use of exaggeration for effect
- The author’s reason for writing (e.g., to inform, entertain, persuade)
Down
- when an object represents a larger idea in the story
- The struggle between opposing forces
- A word opposite in meaning to another
- A type of figurative language that gives human traits to non-humans
- The time and place of a story
- a word that modifies a noun
- words in the text that help define an unfamiliar word
- The person telling the story
- Words with similar meanings
20 Clues: a word that modifies a noun • Words with similar meanings • A word that imitates a sound • The person telling the story • The time and place of a story • The sequence of events in a story • A comparison using "like" or "as" • The main idea or lesson of a story • The use of exaggeration for effect • The struggle between opposing forces • A word opposite in meaning to another • ...
Ela- Final 2025-05-22
Across
- a written description of how a command or piece of code works or was developed.
- prove to be true
- voice The subject of the sentence receives the action.
- witty, sharp reply
- the writer's position on an issue or problem
- a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.
- the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
- A long speech made by one performer or by one person in a group.
- person who is forced to leave their country
- sacrifice in which the offering was burned completely on an altar
- worthy of praise
- To form an explanation based on observation and reasoning; speculate
- conflict A struggle between a character and an outside force
- contemplating one's own thoughts and feelings
- treated unfairly and cruelly
- to maintain or keep up
- to count, list, or itemize
- examination or investigation request for information
- announcement; formal statement
- an inclination or movement toward something
- correct, set right
Down
- a claim made to rebut a previous claim.
- To bring together and make whole
- pleasing, satisfying
- Conversation between two or more characters
- return to an earlier or less advanced condition
- A statement put forth and supported by evidence
- voice The subject of the sentence performs the action
- A rite of passage
- to say a word in the correct way; to officially announce
- the personal strength that helps most people cope with stress and recover from adversity and even trauma
- The act of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way.
- determined
- proof
- Associate a thing with something or someone
- generate feelings or thoughts in someone
- guess without evidence
- conflict A struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions within a single character
- A persuade or cause
- A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way
40 Clues: proof • determined • prove to be true • worthy of praise • A rite of passage • witty, sharp reply • correct, set right • A persuade or cause • pleasing, satisfying • to maintain or keep up • guess without evidence • to count, list, or itemize • treated unfairly and cruelly • announcement; formal statement • To bring together and make whole • a claim made to rebut a previous claim. • ...
ELA 10 2025-06-11
Across
- Irony / A police station is robbed (2 words)
- / The “narrator” of a poem
- / Near-rhyme created from similar sounding vowels "Jack's hat was black"
- / The feeling created by a text
- Irony / The audience knows Juliet is alive, but Romeo does not (2 words)
- / What a writer hopes to achieve through their writing
- / "Sara swam swiftly in the sea"
- / Hints about future occurrences
- / An overused expression: "Every cloud has a silver lining"
- / Words that have similar meanings
- Irony / Sally says "Nice shirt" as an insult (2 words)
- / Vividly appeals to one of the five senses
- / "The more [love] I give to thee, the more I have"
- / Two lines that rhyme
- / Words that have opposite meanings
- / "The house mourned the departure of its owners"
- / The meaning associated with a word
- / “Deafening silence”
- / Speaking to someone or something who cannot respond
- / A narrative suddenly switches to recount past events
Down
- / The placement of two things in close proximity, often to emphasize differences or similarities
- / A brief personal story told to illustrate a point
- / The repetition of hard consonant sounds (k, c, p, t)
- / "The students were so bored they turned into statues"
- / The use of inharmonious sounds to create a harsh effect
- / "The students were like statues"
- / Examine differences
- / We can usually find meaning in a poem by looking for a shift in the ______ stanza
- point / The place to which a viewer’s eye is drawn in a photograph or other image (two words)
- / "The students were statues"
- / The dictionary definition of a word
- / The repetition of soft consonant sounds (f, l, sh, m)
- / "Whack! She ran into the door"
- / "I've never killed a deer before, but I'll take a shot at it."
- of View / Determined by who tells the story and whose version of events is told (3 words)
- / A writer's attitude
36 Clues: / Examine differences • / “Deafening silence” • / A writer's attitude • / Two lines that rhyme • / The “narrator” of a poem • / "The students were statues" • / The feeling created by a text • / "Sara swam swiftly in the sea" • / Hints about future occurrences • / "Whack! She ran into the door" • / "The students were like statues" • / Words that have similar meanings • ...
Ela words 2025-06-04
Across
- where the story takes place
- the perspective in which a story is told
- a figure of speech in which a word is applied to something that cannot happen
- the main character (the good guy)
- comparrion using like or as
- the highest peak of the story
- the person going against the protagonist
- interaction with 2 people
- play on words
- an expression to call something to mind without mentioning it
Down
- exaggeration to prove a point
- the subject of talk
- attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human
- warning of something about to happen
- the storyline of a story
- the occurrence or the same letter or sound at the beginning of the word
- a scene in a story which is set in a time earlier comparison story
- a group of words est. by usage
- the creation of a fictional character
- the expression of ones meaning using language that normally signifies the opposite
20 Clues: play on words • the subject of talk • the storyline of a story • interaction with 2 people • where the story takes place • comparrion using like or as • exaggeration to prove a point • the highest peak of the story • a group of words est. by usage • the main character (the good guy) • warning of something about to happen • the creation of a fictional character • ...
ELA Words 2025-06-01
Across
- words to describe something
- used to support a claim
- to Action solution to a problem
- A comparison of two things using like or as
- visual description of something
- a verse in a poem
- a wonderful teacher
- The writer of a story
- a phrase exaggerating something
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- words that describe something nonliving as a person
- a feeling that the writer makes the reader feel
- lesson learned from a story
- a problem in a story
- idea the main idea of a story or text
- an inference made from clues
- words that people say in a text or story
- a place where a story takes place
- A comparison of two things without using like or as
- things people do
- Attitude that an author creates in a story
20 Clues: things people do • a verse in a poem • a wonderful teacher • a problem in a story • The writer of a story • used to support a claim • words to describe something • lesson learned from a story • an inference made from clues • to Action solution to a problem • visual description of something • a phrase exaggerating something • a place where a story takes place • ...
ELA Review 2025-06-16
Across
- A character struggling against one or more other characters. Struggle can be physical, mental, emotional, etc. Character vs character(s).
- A contrast between what a reader expects to happen and what actually happens.
- Section that consists of a series of complications. They occur when the main characters take action to resolve their problems and are met with further problems.
- A change in the size of the text
- A brief attention-getting phrase used in advertising and/or promoting an idea.
- A character struggling against the outside world. Character vs Nature.
- The quality or 'feel' of an object's surface.
- Showing the similarities between two things that have something in common.
- The title of a short section within the main body of a text, which gives readers clues as to what they will read about next and to make it easier to find the main ideas/topics within the body of the text.
- An alphabetized list of terms and definitions found in the back of the book or at the end of an article, to provide an easy-to-access reference for important vocabulary.
- The words used in a visual.
- Graphics that are used to list items or ideas in a text, to break up a lot of text into chunks of important information, and to summarize key points in a text.
- The comparison of two things without using the words 'like' or 'as'.
- Words or images that signify more than they literally mean.
- In a visual, objects farthest from us, in the background, are usually higher in the picture; they seem less clear, and their colours are less intense than those in both the foreground and middle ground.
- How the elements of art - line, shape, colour, space, texture - relate to each other within the composition in terms of their visual weight.
- A person in a story, poem, or play.
- An alphabetical list of names and/or topics as well as lists of page numbers on which each item is mentioned, to help readers find all the pages in the text where each subject is discussed.
- Uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels about what is going to happen next in a story.
- Words in the text printed in darker ink; sometimes highlighted, to show readers important words, concepts, or ideas that should be studied or remembered.
- A sentence which expresses the main idea of a paragraph.
- Series of related events that make up a story.
- Topic in a visual or text. Often uses different size font, lines for the letters, and colour to stand out.
- A sequence of drawings that tell a story, usually found in a newspaper or comic book.
- A small section of text inserted into the main body of the text, to provide additional information that is not vital to the text, but is supplemental or interesting.
- An extreme exaggeration.
- The way a writer's choice of words reveals their attitude towards the subject, characters and reader.
- The main character of the story. Character that changes as a result of the story.
- The turning point in the story; the high point of interest and suspense.
- The feelings of the viewer of a text, which is created by the author or artist's choice and arrangement of elements.
- An illustrated cartoon that contains a political or social message that relates to current events or issues.
- A form of advertising that uses physically printed media, such as magazines and newspapers, to reach the audience.
- Vantage point from which the writer tells the story.
- A brief work of fiction where, usually, the main character faces a conflict that is worked out in the plot of the story.
- The time, place, and circumstances at the start of the story.
- A set or series of photographs that are intended to tell a story or evoke a series of emotions in the viewer.
- All events following the climax or turning point in the story. These events are a result of the action taken at the climax.
- In a visual, objects at a medium distance are perceived as mid-ground; they are in the middle of the frame.
- The area of a visual that most attracts the eye.
- The type of visual being viewed, such as drawing, cartoon, photograph, advertisement, collage, brochure, pamphlet, comic strip, etc.
- Has length and direction. Can suggest movement, order, tension, division and emotion.
- A brief statement/sentence/words next to a photograph or diagram that explains what you are seeing. Often it is found below a photograph.
- A large printed picture, notice, or advertisement displayed in a public place, for public viewing.
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- Major character who opposes the protagonist in a story.
- The intended readers/viewers of a text.
- Balance that is achieved by arranging elements on either side of the center of a composition in an equally weighted manner.
- The comparison of two things, using 'like' or 'as'.
- A picture made using a camera.
- The main idea, moral or message of a text, also known as the central insight.
- Showing the differences between two things that have something in common.
- A contrast between what is said and meant.
- A personality quality; how a character behaves.
- An unexpected outcome.
- A character struggling with a decision or their own feelings. Character vs Self.
- The present scene in the story is interrupted to flash backward and tell what happened in an earlier time.
- Visual comparisons of data and information in a bar/pie/line format to help with facts and figures in a short amount of time.
- Visual images or designs on some surface, such as a wall, canvas, screen, or paper.
- Type of image that can be used in a visual.
- A list of chapters or article titles found at the beginning of the text, to help readers find out about topics or concepts discussed in a book or magazine.
- Refers to the style and size of the words in a text.
- The narrator is all knowing and can center on the thoughts and actions of any and all characters, but is not a character in the story.
- Not identical on both sides of a central line.
- A change in the style the text
- The narrator tells the story as he, she or they. Centers on one character's thoughts and actions.
- The end of the central conflict; it shows how the situation turns out and ties up loose ends.
- A large outdoor board for displaying advertisements.
- A sequence of drawings, typically with some directions and dialogue, representing the shots planned for a movie or television production.
- The struggle between two or more opposing forces.
- An implied meaning or moral. A theme.
- A space enclosed by a line. Shape can be used symbolically i.e. a heart shape for love.
- Language that appeals to the senses of sight, touch, taste, sound, and smell.
- Text printed in a colour other than black, to make important ideas, interesting facts, or titles/headings stand out.
- A representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect.
- Section that introduces characters, the setting, and conflicts.
- Charts are visual representations of quantities or results. Tables are summaries of facts or data written in columns or rows.
- In a visual, objects low or directly in front of us are perceived as closest to us . They are larger, clearer, and brighter than those 'behind' them.
- Clues the writer puts into the story to give the reader a hint of what is to come.
- A representation of a specific location, to help the reader visualize where something is taking place.
- The title of a small section found underneath a heading, which gives clues about what's coming next. It helps to organize the text into sections and makes it easy to find important topics.
- The narrator is 'I', one of the characters in the story.
- An explanatory note inserted at the bottom of the page referring to a specific word or phrase in the text, to give readers extra information to help with understanding what's being read.
- A work of art created using paint.
- Creates an emotional effect. It can be used symbolically i.e. green for jealousy.
- A collection of photos, materials, or other objects that are arranged and pasted over a surface.
84 Clues: An unexpected outcome. • An extreme exaggeration. • The words used in a visual. • A picture made using a camera. • A change in the style the text • A change in the size of the text • A work of art created using paint. • A person in a story, poem, or play. • An implied meaning or moral. A theme. • The intended readers/viewers of a text. • ...
Ela crossword 2025-10-16
Across
- Shows ownership
- A root word meaning “to write” or “draw”
- A mood that asks a question
- A group of words that would not count as a sentence alone
- A root word meaning “to say”
- A group of words that include a subject, and verb
- A mood expressing a command subject
- Root word meaning “too see”
- a sentence containing one or more dependent clause along with the main clause
- A root word meaning “not” or “opposite of”
- Words that evoke an unpleasant feeling
- A root word meaning “write”
- For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
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- A contraction of they are
- A sentence with more than one subject and joined with a comma
- Words that evokes pleasant emotional experience
- A root word meaning “light”
- A prefix meaning “to do agin”
- A root word meaning “to carry”
- A root word meaning “to see”
- A prefix meaning “to be in, into”
- A mood stating a fact or opinion
- Refers to a place
- A prefix meaning “under” or “below”
- A sentence that only contains one independent clause
- If, same, as, when, although, after, before, until, because
26 Clues: Shows ownership • Refers to a place • A contraction of they are • A root word meaning “light” • A mood that asks a question • Root word meaning “too see” • A root word meaning “write” • A root word meaning “to see” • A root word meaning “to say” • A prefix meaning “to do agin” • A root word meaning “to carry” • For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so • A mood stating a fact or opinion • ...
ELA Words 2025-08-20
Across
- An appeal to logic and reason. It uses facts, statistics, and clear reasoning to build a convincing argument.
- A universally recognized character, symbol, or situation that appears across different cultures and stories (e.g., the Hero, the Mentor, the Villain).
- A simple, two-dimensional character with only one or two defining traits. They are often stereotypes and do not have much depth.
- An author's specific word choice. The words a writer chooses can greatly affect the tone, mood, and meaning of a text.
- A protagonist, typically of high standing, who is destined for downfall due to a fatal flaw or error in judgment.
- A character who undergoes a significant internal change in personality, perspective, or attitude as a result of the story's events.
- The central struggle or problem between opposing forces in a story. This can be internal (character vs. self) or external (character vs. character, nature, or society).
- An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or comedic effect (e.g., "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.").
- Specific pieces of information (like facts, examples, or descriptions) that support or explain the main idea.
- To add notes, comments, or explanations to a text to engage with it more deeply.
- A direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as" (e.g., "Her voice is music to his ears.").
- The use of objects, people, or ideas to represent something else. For example, a dove often symbolizes peace.
Down
- A character who does not undergo any significant internal change throughout the story. They remain the same from beginning to end.
- Descriptive language that appeals to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) to create a vivid picture in the reader's mind.
- The art of persuasive speaking or writing, using techniques to influence or please an audience.
- An appeal to credibility and ethics. It convinces the audience by showing the speaker is trustworthy, knowledgeable, and reliable.
- The time and place where a story occurs. It helps create the mood and context for the events.
- The overall style of a writer, including their diction, syntax (sentence structure), and tone.
- The protagonist of an epic poem who is a figure of great, sometimes larger-than-life, stature and is celebrated for their brave deeds and adventures.
- The most important or central thought of a text, which tells the reader what the text is about.
- The sequence of events that make up a story, including the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
- The author's attitude toward the subject or audience, conveyed through their word choice and writing style (e.g., sarcastic, cheerful, formal). Note: This was listed twice.
- The specific fatal flaw (like pride or ambition) that leads to a tragic hero's downfall.
- The main argument or point an author is trying to make. It's a statement that can be debated.
- The facts, statistics, examples, or expert opinions used to support and prove a claim.
- The underlying message, central idea, or moral of a story.
- An appeal to emotion. It aims to evoke feelings like sadness, anger, or joy in the audience to persuade them.
- A complex, multi-dimensional character with a variety of traits and motivations, much like a real person. They are well-developed and not easily defined.
28 Clues: The underlying message, central idea, or moral of a story. • To add notes, comments, or explanations to a text to engage with it more deeply. • The facts, statistics, examples, or expert opinions used to support and prove a claim. • The specific fatal flaw (like pride or ambition) that leads to a tragic hero's downfall. • ...
WHO IS THAT? 2020-12-18
Across
- Teacher who would love to visit Greece
- Teacher who has a cat named Ponyo
- She has been to 21 countries and loves shrimp
- Has 2 daughters and would like to visit Spain
- Teacher who loves volleyball, BBQ, and science
- ELA teacher who has been a gamer for 35 years
- Teacher whose room got destroyed over summer
- Has a dog named Frank and a dog named Possum
- Likes to go hiking and has a dog named Roxy
Down
- ELA teacher who went to school here at Bedichek
- Married veteran whose fave team is Cowboys
- He grew up in Lancaster, NY and loves soccer
- This elective teacher has 3 dogs and 2 kids
- Elective teacher who is an only child
- English teacher who loves baseball
- Coach who is a BBQ expert
- Math teacher who is married with two sons
17 Clues: Coach who is a BBQ expert • Teacher who has a cat named Ponyo • English teacher who loves baseball • Elective teacher who is an only child • Teacher who would love to visit Greece • Math teacher who is married with two sons • Married veteran whose fave team is Cowboys • This elective teacher has 3 dogs and 2 kids • Likes to go hiking and has a dog named Roxy • ...
Cruzadinha Vida de muitas Marias. 2021-06-08
Across
- nome da filha de Maria José.
- nome do rapaz que Maria cumprimenta ao chegar com o pai dela.
- material onde Maria ficava escrevendo seu nome.
- parte da casa onde a mãe de Maria encontrou ela.
- Diretor do curta Vida Maria.
- utensilio que Maria tritura os temperos/café.
- numero de filhos que pedem a benção a Maria.
- nome do curta metragem assitido.
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- região onde se passa a historia do Curta
- coisa que a mãe de Maria reclamou ela por fazer.
- filme de duração de 30 minutos.
- nome da primeira Maria mostrada no Curta Vida Maria.
12 Clues: nome da filha de Maria José. • Diretor do curta Vida Maria. • filme de duração de 30 minutos. • nome do curta metragem assitido. • região onde se passa a historia do Curta • numero de filhos que pedem a benção a Maria. • utensilio que Maria tritura os temperos/café. • material onde Maria ficava escrevendo seu nome. • coisa que a mãe de Maria reclamou ela por fazer. • ...
210525 2025-05-21
May Vocab Puzzle 2022-05-06
Across
- We _____ a lot of notes
- In math, Ms.Lewis has to _____ how to find the volume of a shape
- You could call our note taking journals a _____
- In ELA we have to _____ credit to our sources
- In social studies we study sacred _____
Down
- All teachers _____ against cheating on tests
- In ELA our _____ are thorough
- In Mr.Peltons class students _____ notes
- In art we _____ designs into stamps
- Students study their _____ for the play Annie
10 Clues: We _____ a lot of notes • In ELA our _____ are thorough • In art we _____ designs into stamps • In social studies we study sacred _____ • In Mr.Peltons class students _____ notes • All teachers _____ against cheating on tests • Students study their _____ for the play Annie • In ELA we have to _____ credit to our sources • You could call our note taking journals a _____ • ...
PROTAGONISMO 2021-03-01
Across
- Situações que Malala teve que viver durante o trajeto das aulas
- Sentimento que a protagonista sofria aos 11 anos
- Ação que veio contra Malala impedindo de ir à escola
- Poucos tem
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- Uma das qualidades de Malala durante seus discursos
- Malala quer que todos tenham
- A educação nos traz ela
- Qualidade do Pai de Malala
- Luta pela qual Malala defendia o direito
- Para ela, no Paquistão não existe a figura feminina
10 Clues: Poucos tem • A educação nos traz ela • Qualidade do Pai de Malala • Malala quer que todos tenham • Luta pela qual Malala defendia o direito • Sentimento que a protagonista sofria aos 11 anos • Uma das qualidades de Malala durante seus discursos • Para ela, no Paquistão não existe a figura feminina • Ação que veio contra Malala impedindo de ir à escola • ...
May Vocab Puzzle 2022-05-06
Across
- We _____ a lot of notes
- In math, Ms.Lewis has to _____ how to find the volume of a shape
- You could call our note taking journals a _____
- In ELA we have to _____ credit to our sources
- In social studies we study sacred _____
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- All teachers _____ against cheating on tests
- In ELA our _____ are thorough
- In Mr.Peltons class students _____ notes
- In art we _____ designs into stamps
- Students study their _____ for the play Annie
10 Clues: We _____ a lot of notes • In ELA our _____ are thorough • In art we _____ designs into stamps • In social studies we study sacred _____ • In Mr.Peltons class students _____ notes • All teachers _____ against cheating on tests • Students study their _____ for the play Annie • In ELA we have to _____ credit to our sources • You could call our note taking journals a _____ • ...
the ultimate siege guide 2023-09-12
16 Clues: clone • bu-gi • hammer • bear trap • shock drone • 1 way glass • foot scanner • shock shield • breach round • electro claw • ankle trapper • concussion mine • glaz, ying counter • toxin gas(blinds you) • hit 3 times(20 bullets) • destroys reinforced walls
VERBOS 2020-11-24
Across
- Marta estava doente. Estava é um verbo de ?
- Corriam . Está no singular ou plural?
- O verbo que exprime dúvida está no modo ?
- Escorregara está em que tempo verbal?
- Que conjugação pertence o verbo amar?
- Chovia muito. É um estado , fenômeno ou ação?
- Eu estou falando agora. Em que tempo verbal encontra –se este verbo?
- Como fica o verbo vender na forma gerúndio?
- Os verbos terminados em ado ou ido são verbos na forma nominal ?
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- Eu contarei tudo a seu chefe sobre isso. Contarei está em que tempo?
- Que conjugação pertence o verbo partir?
- 5) Eles amavam seus pais. Qual o tempo verbal de amavam?
- Partir, pertence a que conjugação verbal?
- Certeza é um verbo?
- Os verbos terminados em R estão na forma nominal?
- Tudo que é uma ação, fenômeno da natureza ou estado é um?
- O modo imperativo exprime uma ?
- Eu , tu , ele , nós , vos, eles . São as ........verbo.
- o modo indicativo exprime.
- Qual a pessoa do verbo na frase” Ela foi ao mercado”
20 Clues: Certeza é um verbo? • o modo indicativo exprime. • O modo imperativo exprime uma ? • Corriam . Está no singular ou plural? • Escorregara está em que tempo verbal? • Que conjugação pertence o verbo amar? • Que conjugação pertence o verbo partir? • O verbo que exprime dúvida está no modo ? • Partir, pertence a que conjugação verbal? • ...
CRUZADINHA INVERTIDA 2024-04-21
14 Clues: VERBO • ADJETIVO • ADJETIVO • PREPOSIÇÃO • SUBSTANTIVO • PRONOME PESSOAL • PRONOME RELATIVO • ADVÉRBIO DE MODO • ADVÉRBIO DE LUGAR • ARTIGO INDEFINIDO • ADVÉRBIO DE TEMPO • PRONOME POSSESSIVO • ADVÉRBIO DE INTENSIDADE • PRONOME RELATIVO OU CONJUNÇÃO
Lilly Downs 2022-02-04
Across
- I love my dog, _______ she is very playful.
- They ___ playing lacrosse
- I am ______ all of my money, so I can buy a new phone.
- I did a feature _____ on a famous and generous person for ELA.
- I ______ that unicorns are real.
- I _________ wore the wrong uniform for school today.
- when you have a special bond or are close with someone you have a good _______.
- I cannot wait ______ school is over!
- We do _______ notes a lot in ELA.
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- a school subject that Mrs.Ball teaches
- I was so sad when the main __________ in the book died.
- God created everyone _______ and unique.
- Everyone was invited to the party ______ Billy.
- a piece paper that is worth a unit of money
- ___ dog is brown and furry.
15 Clues: They ___ playing lacrosse • ___ dog is brown and furry. • I ______ that unicorns are real. • We do _______ notes a lot in ELA. • I cannot wait ______ school is over! • a school subject that Mrs.Ball teaches • God created everyone _______ and unique. • I love my dog, _______ she is very playful. • a piece paper that is worth a unit of money • ...
Phineas Gage Vocab Crossword 2024-03-15
Across
- Blue light causes restless sleep.
- Many people think that ELA doesn't matter, which is false.
- When you are sick, mucus is abundant in your sinuses.
- It is obvious that Mr. Phillips is the best 8th grade ELA teacher.
- My family's Christmas tradition is to eat eggs benedict for breakfast.
- Many people like to relax and do fun things after exercising.
- Hate groups often use offensive names or words.
- Dr. Harlow was humble about saving Phineas.
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- This is stored in the gallbladder.
- Kings are meant to be treated with respect.
- Many people say that water has no flavor.
- Phineas' fever faded away.
- This is one of the things Phineas had that allowed his survival.
- Many gang members use this kind of language.
- Albert Einstein is highly acknowledged.
15 Clues: Phineas' fever faded away. • Blue light causes restless sleep. • This is stored in the gallbladder. • Albert Einstein is highly acknowledged. • Many people say that water has no flavor. • Kings are meant to be treated with respect. • Dr. Harlow was humble about saving Phineas. • Many gang members use this kind of language. • Hate groups often use offensive names or words. • ...
ELA Review 2015-01-07
Across
- a word that describes a word
- the end of the essay where the writer gives final information the reader; leaves an impression
- like paragraphs, but in a poem
- the beginning of an essay where the author tries to grab the reader's attention
- one sentence at the end of the introduction that tells the reader what they will read about
- making sure you stay on topic
- grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc.
- the ideas and information in your writing
- specific noun; a name; always capitalized
- do this to every single paragraph you write
- a word that conveys an action (run) or state of being (are)
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- exaggeration
- making your writing sound original
- a word that describes a noun
- making sure your ideas are in a logical order
- a word that is spelled like the sound it makes
- another word for an introduction
- comparing two things using like or as
- do this to every proper noun and the first word of every sentence you write
- comparing two things without using like or as
- nonfiction piece of writing that explains your views on a certain topic
- the main information of the essay; at least 2 paragraphs
- a general person, place, thing or idea
23 Clues: exaggeration • a word that describes a noun • a word that describes a word • making sure you stay on topic • like paragraphs, but in a poem • another word for an introduction • making your writing sound original • grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc. • comparing two things using like or as • a general person, place, thing or idea • the ideas and information in your writing • ...
ELA puzzle 2015-12-03
Across
- The speaking in a story.
- The main character of Grace Period.
- Is locked in a closet as a child in “North End Faust”.
- A device used to reveal hidden meaning.
- The main character of “The Island”.
- Is paralyzed from a car crash in “choices”.
- A evil lady puts them on her dog.
- A moment of intense conflict.
- takes care of an old man who has an evil eye.
- the baby’s mother in “lamp at Noon”.
- Gets her eyes removed.
- writes hurtful letters to the people in her town.
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- A character who only has one quality.
- The characters who don’t have significant roles in a story.
- It gives three wishes.
- the perspective a story is told in.
- Using an object to represent something else.
- the lesson learned in a story.
- Uses like or as to compare.
- the “Tell-Tale” heart is told in.
- The father of Harrison Bergeron.
- He doesn’t support Peggy after the accident.
22 Clues: It gives three wishes. • Gets her eyes removed. • The speaking in a story. • Uses like or as to compare. • A moment of intense conflict. • the lesson learned in a story. • The father of Harrison Bergeron. • A evil lady puts them on her dog. • the “Tell-Tale” heart is told in. • The main character of Grace Period. • the perspective a story is told in. • ...
ELA Terms 2016-05-20
Across
- a statement that can be proven
- when a character remembers something from the past
- pattern of end rhymes in a poem
- turning point of the story; most intense
- when an author shows you what a character is like
- the author gives clues about what is going to happen
- lesson or moral of a story
- a personal judgment
- repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
- a conclusion that can be reached based on evidence
- break apart or study
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- an opinion piece that appears in part of a newspaper
- emotional meaning
- when an author tells you what a character is like
- contains gods or goddesses
- perspective from which the story is being told
- dictionary definition of a word
- the writer's position or opinion
- the people or animals in the story
- what the story is about or what happens in the story
20 Clues: emotional meaning • a personal judgment • break apart or study • contains gods or goddesses • lesson or moral of a story • a statement that can be proven • pattern of end rhymes in a poem • dictionary definition of a word • the writer's position or opinion • the people or animals in the story • turning point of the story; most intense • ...
ELA Review 2018-05-07
Across
- appeals to emotions in an argument
- lesson or message of a story
- credibility of the speaker in an argument
- giving human qualities to non-human objects
- a brief story that leads to a moral.
- the main events of a novel.
- hints or clues to suggest what will happen next
- a reference to another work of literature, person or event
- a comparison between two things: _______is to_______as_________is to___________
- what the passage or paragraph is all about
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- When you do not know the definition and you have to look around the word
- how the information is organized in a written text
- the reason why an author writes
- extreme exaggeration
- a group of lines in a poem
- repetition of beginning sound or letter.
- a problem in the story between two characters
- Using prior knowledge and what you have read to determine what is happening
- The feeling created by the writer in a work
- words or phrases that appeal to one or more of your senses
20 Clues: extreme exaggeration • a group of lines in a poem • the main events of a novel. • lesson or message of a story • the reason why an author writes • appeals to emotions in an argument • a brief story that leads to a moral. • repetition of beginning sound or letter. • credibility of the speaker in an argument • what the passage or paragraph is all about • ...
Cravens ELA 2020-12-15
Across
- the second sentence in the 1.4c paragraph structure
- the types of elements we have been studying
- the character that has conflict with the main character
- how the story makes the reader feel
- a word that takes place of a noun
- what the whole story is about
- an action word
- the type of conflict that the character must face outside of themselves
- the attitude the author has towards the subject of a story
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- the main character of a story
- the series of events that moves a story forward
- the element the deals with character traits
- the moral or lesson of a story
- where and when a story takes place
- the problem that the main character must face
- the type of conflict that the character deals with, within him or her self
- a describing word
- a quick snap shot of the story written in your own words
- is a person, place or thing
- when you highlight parts of a text and puts notes out to the side
20 Clues: an action word • a describing word • is a person, place or thing • the main character of a story • what the whole story is about • the moral or lesson of a story • a word that takes place of a noun • where and when a story takes place • how the story makes the reader feel • the element the deals with character traits • the types of elements we have been studying • ...
ELA Review 2017-05-31
Across
- / Comparing two things using like or as.
- / Juliet is a ___.
- / Comparing two things without using like or as.
- / A paragraph in a poem.
- / Boom boom pow!
- / Characters or objects that represent something other than the literal meaning.
- / Sally sells shells by the seashore.
- / The author's attitude toward a subject.
- / Romeo is a ___.
- / He was as strong as Hercules.
- / The argument the opposite side could make.
- / When the author's purpose is to create enjoyment in the reader.
- / The ending of a story.
- / Giving nonhuman things a human quality.
- / Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt.
- / The main problem of a story.
- / A narrator who cannot be trusted is what?
- / The main character of a story.
- / A statement an author asserts as true.
- / Persuasive technique appealing to a character's credibility.
Down
- / Persuasive technique using facts and figures.
- / Who says "A plague on both your houses!"
- / The highest point of excitement in a story.
- / When the author's purpose is to get the reader to think a certain way.
- / I am so hungry I could eat a horse!
- / A reliable and accurate research source.
- / When the author's purpose is to give information.
- / The act of creating a character.
- / The cat sat on the mat.
- of view / The perspective in which a story is told.
- / Man vs. self is an example of what type of conflict?
- / The fire at the end of Lord of the Flies is an example of this literary device.
- / The person or thing causing conflict in a story.
- / A character that changes by the end of the story is what type of character?
- / The setting and background information at the beginning of a story.
- / A character that remains the same from the beginning to the end of a story is what type of character?
- / Man vs. nature is an example of what type of conflict?
- / When an author gives clues about what will happen later in a story.
- / Romeo kills himself using what?
- / The main message of a story.
- / Persuasive technique appealing to emotion.
- / A story with a hidden moral or political message.
- / Juliet's cousin. Challenges Romeo to a duel.
- / The feeling the reader gets from a story.
44 Clues: / Boom boom pow! • / Romeo is a ___. • / Juliet is a ___. • / A paragraph in a poem. • / The ending of a story. • / The cat sat on the mat. • / The main message of a story. • / The main problem of a story. • / He was as strong as Hercules. • / The main character of a story. • / Romeo kills himself using what? • / The act of creating a character. • ...
ELA 8 2016-11-28
Across
- Fly unsteadily or hover by flapping the wings quickly and lightly
- Not listening to
- To shake/shiver
- Ugly monster
- Not understandable
- Re-make
- Long in an unnatural way
- Ask repeatedly and annoyingly for something
- Above and beyond heat/ventilation
- Wild or distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion
- Uncaring
- The action of leaving, typically to start a journey
- Accompany somewhere, especially for protection or security, or as a mark of rank
- The subjection of someone or something contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior
- To move very fast
- To gloat
- Talk on and on
Down
- Someone who is bad and on the ropes
- Sent back
- To promise
- Too much of
- Attack or damage in a blitz
- Walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps
- Saliva forming in mouth
- Oppressively constant
- To embarrass
- Turn into
- A single-celled freshwater animal that has a characteristic slipper-like shape and is covered with cilia
- Forcibly put an end to.
- Say something in a low or barely audible voice, especially in dissatisfaction or irritation
30 Clues: Re-make • Uncaring • To gloat • Sent back • Turn into • To promise • Too much of • Ugly monster • To embarrass • Talk on and on • To shake/shiver • Not listening to • To move very fast • Not understandable • Oppressively constant • Saliva forming in mouth • Forcibly put an end to. • Long in an unnatural way • Attack or damage in a blitz • Above and beyond heat/ventilation • ...
ELA review 2017-08-31
Across
- The adversary or opposing character to the protagonist
- Central or leading character in the story
- A character struggles with a decision
- Takes place inside the character
- The process of revealing personality about a character
- The conflict puts the character against a natural force
- The character faces a challenge and changes in some way
- A struggle between two opposing forces
- A pattern or sequence of events that make u a story
- When the character explains what a person is like
- The audience knows something that the characters don't
- What someone says is not actually what they mean.(Sarcasm)
Down
- When the story is at is end and the theme is revealed
- A less developed developed character with one or fewer traits
- Its the part of the story when the reader gets hooked
- A character has a problem with another character
- A character that changes because of a conflict
- The reader has to look for clues about the characters traits
- Beginning of the story, where the characters are introduced
- It's a struggle between the character and an outside force
- A character that remains the same during the whole story
- A life lesson about human nature. A sentence, not a word
- The conflict(s) and climax are taken care of
- What actually happens is not what is expected to happen
- A well-developed character that has good and bad traits
- A character has a problem with a law or beliefs of groups
26 Clues: Takes place inside the character • A character struggles with a decision • A struggle between two opposing forces • Central or leading character in the story • The conflict(s) and climax are taken care of • A character that changes because of a conflict • A character has a problem with another character • When the character explains what a person is like • ...
ELA Crossword 2021-06-14
Across
- The pair had to flee Weeds after Lennie grabbed a girl's ___
- Main character of "The Giver"
- Curley's wife in "Of mice and men" uses this to tempt Lennie
- The stable ___ Crooks, bunk alone because he is black
- George tells Lennie to imagine their farm and then ___ him
- Elie and his father did not stay here but joined evaluation
- Who has puck accidentally got to fall in love with Helena in "A midsummer night's dream"
- Puck's boss in "A midsummer night's dream"
- The man Hermia's father wants her to marry
- When Lysander isn't there Hermia thinks he's been ___
- In love with Lysand in "A midsummer night's dream"
- This movement rescued the prisoners at buchenward
- Name of the failed Receiver who was chosen ten years ago in "The Giver"
Down
- They liberated the men in the hospital
- Part of Helena's appearance Hermia believes she won over Lysander with
- Lois Lowry was born in
- Thesus intended bride in "A midsummer night's dream"
- Eliezer's oldest sister's name in "Night"
- In a fight Lennie crushes Curley's ____
- The prisoners ate this and soup
- Curley in "Of mice and men" filled his glove with this to keep his hand soft for his wife
- Candy wants to ___ George and Lennie's dream
- The town Eliezer and his family come from
- The boss's son, "a mean little guy"
- He tried to warn the Jews in Sighet
- Elies inheritance in "Night" was a knife and a ___
26 Clues: Lois Lowry was born in • Main character of "The Giver" • The prisoners ate this and soup • The boss's son, "a mean little guy" • He tried to warn the Jews in Sighet • They liberated the men in the hospital • In a fight Lennie crushes Curley's ____ • Eliezer's oldest sister's name in "Night" • The town Eliezer and his family come from • ...
ELA Crossword 2021-06-14
Across
- Elie and his father did not stay here but joined evaluation
- In a fight Lennie crushes Curley's ____
- He tried to warn the Jews in Sighet
- Curley in "Of mice and men" filled his glove with this to keep his hand soft for his wife
- The pair had to flee Weeds after Lennie grabbed a girl's ___
- George tells Lennie to imagine their farm and then ___ him
- Puck's boss in "A midsummer night's dream"
- Lois Lowry was born in
- The stable ___ Crooks, bunk alone because he is black
- In love with Lysand in "A midsummer night's dream"
- When Lysander isn't there Hermia thinks he's been ___
- This movement rescued the prisoners at buchenward
- Who has puck accidentally got to fall in love with Helena in "A midsummer night's dream"
Down
- Thesus intended bride in "A midsummer night's dream"
- Part of Helena's appearance Hermia believes she won over Lysander with
- The boss's son, "a mean little guy"
- The man Hermia's father wants her to marry
- Main character of "The Giver"
- Elies inheritance in "Night" was a knife and a ___
- Name of the failed Receiver who was chosen ten years ago in "The Giver"
- Eliezer's oldest sister's name in "Night"
- The town Eliezer and his family come from
- Curley's wife in "Of mice and men" uses this to tempt Lennie
- Candy wants to ___ George and Lennie's dream
- They liberated the men in the hospital
- The prisoners ate this and soup
26 Clues: Lois Lowry was born in • Main character of "The Giver" • The prisoners ate this and soup • The boss's son, "a mean little guy" • He tried to warn the Jews in Sighet • They liberated the men in the hospital • In a fight Lennie crushes Curley's ____ • Eliezer's oldest sister's name in "Night" • The town Eliezer and his family come from • ...
ELA Crossword 2021-06-14
Across
- Curley in "Of mice and men" filled his glove with this to keep his hand soft for his wife
- They liberated the men in the hospital
- George tells Lennie to imagine their farm and then ___ him
- Elie and his father did not stay here but joined evaluation
- This movement rescued the prisoners at buchenward
- The prisoners ate this and soup
- When Lysander isn't there Hermia thinks he's been ___
- The man Hermia's father wants her to marry
- Elies inheritance in "Night" was a knife and a ___
- Main character of "The Giver"
- Part of Helena's appearance Hermia believes she won over Lysander with
- Lois Lowry was born in
- He tried to warn the Jews in Sighet
Down
- In love with Lysand in "A midsummer night's dream"
- In a fight Lennie crushes Curley's ____
- The one that told Elie he had not been written down
- Thesus intended bride in "A midsummer night's dream"
- Name of the failed Receiver who was chosen ten years ago in "The Giver"
- Who has puck accidentally got to fall in love with Helena in "A midsummer night's dream"
- The stable ___ Crooks, bunk alone because he is black
- The boss's son, "a mean little guy"
- The pair had to flee Weeds after Lennie grabbed a girl's ___
- Elie saw his notorious doctor
- The town Eliezer and his family come from
- Eliezer's oldest sister's name in "Night"
- Puck's boss in "A midsummer night's dream"
- Candy wants to ___ George and Lennie's dream
- Curley's wife in "Of mice and men" uses this to tempt Lennie
28 Clues: Lois Lowry was born in • Elie saw his notorious doctor • Main character of "The Giver" • The prisoners ate this and soup • The boss's son, "a mean little guy" • He tried to warn the Jews in Sighet • They liberated the men in the hospital • In a fight Lennie crushes Curley's ____ • The town Eliezer and his family come from • Eliezer's oldest sister's name in "Night" • ...
ELA Terminology 2021-04-09
Across
- the sentence that states what an essay is about
- a short story from someone's life
- evidence that is implied in the text
- the feeling associated with a word
- informal language used in everyday conversation; slang
- the three dots used to indicate that info. has been removed
- the author or text that information came from
- a reference to a source
- meaning or moral message of a story
- a quote or paraphrase from the text, usually used to support a point 6. the reason an author wrote the text
- how information is organized (description, sequence, problem/solution, cause/effect, or compare/contrast)
Down
- dictionary definition of a word
- believable or trustworthy
- the position opposite the claim
- used as proof that an author is trustworthy
- the same thing as main idea
- evidence stated DIRECTLY jn the text
- ideas combined from multiple sources
- first, second, or third; or an author's feelings about a topic
- the thesis of an argumentative essay
- the attitude coveyed by a passage
- an educated guess or conclusion drawn from the text
- to say where information came from (usually a title or author)
23 Clues: a reference to a source • believable or trustworthy • the same thing as main idea • dictionary definition of a word • the position opposite the claim • a short story from someone's life • the attitude coveyed by a passage • the feeling associated with a word • meaning or moral message of a story • evidence stated DIRECTLY jn the text • ideas combined from multiple sources • ...
ELA Review 2024-05-23
Across
- making notes while reading
- supports your answer
- a comparison made using like or as
- exaggerated statements
- words that have the same pronunciation but different spellings and meanings
- words and phrases that help the writing flow
- text that is made up
- a brief telling of what you read in your own words
- words pronounced the same but have different meanings and spellings
- expression that means something different from the literal meaning
- a comparison made by calling one thing another
- a prediction based on what you already know
- repetition of the same sound at the beginning of close words
Down
- when the author teaches you about a topic
- the message the author wants the reader to know
- what an author does to convince the reader to believe something
- a problem in a story
- words spelled the same but have different pronunciations and meanings
- giving human characteristics to non human objects
- who is telling the story (abbreviation)
- sentence in the intro that tells the topic
- the first sentence in your writing to get the reader interested
- a word that mimics a sound
- beginning, middle and end of a story
- when an author writes to give the reader enjoyment
- the lesson learned in a story
26 Clues: supports your answer • a problem in a story • text that is made up • exaggerated statements • making notes while reading • a word that mimics a sound • the lesson learned in a story • a comparison made using like or as • beginning, middle and end of a story • who is telling the story (abbreviation) • when the author teaches you about a topic • ...
ELA CROSSWORD! 2024-05-30
Across
- Writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history.
- A statement or account that makes something clear.
- The ability to do something that frightens one.
- The place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.
- A brief statement or account of the main points of something.
- English Language Arts.
- Written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit.
- The action of introducing something.
- A combination of statements, ideas, or features of a situation that are opposed to one another.
- A long and usually detailed piece of writing on a particular subject.
Down
- Literature that describes imaginary events and people.
- The end or finish of an event or process.
- The state of being strikingly different from something else in close association
- To estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between.
- A section of a piece of writing, usually dealing with a single theme and indicated by a new line, indentation, or numbering.
- A spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event.
- To state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.
- A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.
- The activity or skill of marking coherent words on paper and composing text.
- A book or set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject and typically arranged alphabetically.
20 Clues: English Language Arts. • The action of introducing something. • The end or finish of an event or process. • The ability to do something that frightens one. • A statement or account that makes something clear. • Literature that describes imaginary events and people. • A brief statement or account of the main points of something. • ...
ela crossword 2024-06-07
Across
- this is root word of two
- this is the root word of one
- the abbreviation of martin luther king
- a common format for english
- this is root word of three
- no conflict
- a comparison not using like or as
- refering to something from someone elses book
- this is whats right and starts with a j
- stealing someone elses content
- comparing a object to a person
Down
- a sumed up part of a book
- where night takes place
- a comparison using like or as
- what the central idea of a story is.
- this is root word of four
- used to lead someone int oyour story
- a group of people rioting for whats right
- cited where you show your sources
- this means no root word
20 Clues: no conflict • where night takes place • this means no root word • this is root word of two • a sumed up part of a book • this is root word of four • this is root word of three • a common format for english • this is the root word of one • a comparison using like or as • stealing someone elses content • comparing a object to a person • a comparison not using like or as • ...
ELA Review 2024-06-03
Across
- repetition of a consonant sound
- 3rd person, thoughts of all characters
- Protagonist in "The Landlady"
- the way the author wants the reader to feel
- comparison of 2 unlike things
- way an author feels towards their subject
- time and place of the story
- beginning of story
- feelings associated with a word
- lived in a hole in a trash dump
Down
- most suspenseful part of the story
- character that grows or changes
- hint of what is to come
- story end
- extreme exaggeration
- exact meaning of a word
- events of the story
- problem
- category of fiction
- details that appeal to the 5 senses
20 Clues: problem • story end • beginning of story • events of the story • category of fiction • extreme exaggeration • hint of what is to come • exact meaning of a word • time and place of the story • Protagonist in "The Landlady" • comparison of 2 unlike things • character that grows or changes • repetition of a consonant sound • feelings associated with a word • lived in a hole in a trash dump • ...
ELA VOCABULARY 2023-08-10
Across
- A literary device that compares one thing to another while avoiding words such as “like” or “as”
- A joke utilizing the multiple meanings of a word or words that sound similar bet have different meanings.
- The literary figure that uses two words, concepts, or grammatical constructs and put them in reverse order in the same sentence.
- A comparison between two things using words such as “like” or “as” to compare.
- The specific usage of words/phrases in speech or writing.
- The communicating of someone’s feeling or an event that occurs expressed as the opposite of what it should be; also a literary device where the characters of the story do not know of an occurrence but the reader/audience does.
- A device used in literature which contains contradictory statements together.
- The usage of a word to refer to a word/words used earlier in a sentence.
- The misuse of a word by confusing it with a similar sounding word that is intended to be humorous.
- An interesting or humorous short story about a real person or event.
- An expression specifically made to indirectly reference something else while not directly mentioning it.
Down
- Statements that are exaggerated and are not meant to be taken literally.
- When two objects considered to be opposites are put next to each other specifically to have a contrasting effect.
- A sentence that removes a conjunction between parts.
- A repeating theme or characteristic in literature; an example of a typical part of a subject (I.e. a book in a genre).
- An emotion or thought that a word causes one to have in addition to the word’s literal meaning.
- A repetition of a conjunction in a sentence.
- A comparison between two different things that have a similarity using metaphors and /or similes.
- The usage of words or phrases in a certain order in a language to create a well-written sentence.
- A replacement word or phrase that means something worse or inappropriate.
20 Clues: A repetition of a conjunction in a sentence. • A sentence that removes a conjunction between parts. • The specific usage of words/phrases in speech or writing. • An interesting or humorous short story about a real person or event. • Statements that are exaggerated and are not meant to be taken literally. • ...
ELA Vocabulary 2024-05-08
Across
- another word that means the same as one word
- the order of events within the text
- not using words for their true meaning
- the story begins and ends the same
- the things that happen in a story
- the subject of the text, only 1-2 words
- means reason
- an educated guess; guess based on text evidence
- to prove
- the author's point or opinion about something
- words that describe a character's personality
- the story goes in chronological order with a clear beginning, middle, and end
- tells how 2 or more things are similar or different
- tell us more about the central idea; prove it
- the lesson the author wants the reader to learn
- help organize information in a nonfiction text in a meaningful way; diagrams, title, subheadings, map
Down
- something is wrong and how to fix it
- the author chooses to jump around in time
- gives the steps in order
- can be proven with evidence
- tell us!
- when or where a story takes place
- what someone thinks or feels (canNOT be proven)
- means way
- feeling or opinion about something based on their own experience
- the most important idea in a passage; what the text is mostly about
- a person or animal in a story
- tells what happens and why
28 Clues: tell us! • to prove • means way • means reason • gives the steps in order • tells what happens and why • can be proven with evidence • a person or animal in a story • the things that happen in a story • when or where a story takes place • the story begins and ends the same • the order of events within the text • something is wrong and how to fix it • ...
ELA Vocabulary 2024-05-08
Across
- the writer's feeling toward the story
- the feeling created by the setting, theme and tone
- the perspective from which the story is told
- an exaggeration
- a word that makes a sound
- a comparison of two things using like or as
- a comparison of two things not using like or as
- a word that describes a verb
- When and where a story takes place
- the words the characters say
- words used to connect phrases
- a story that is not true
- a word that describes where an object is (on, in, under, etc.)
Down
- the ending of a story/conflict
- writing that is true
- a word that takes the place of a noun
- when two or more words have the same ending sound
- repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
- a word that describes a noun
- an action word
- giving human characteristics to non-human things
- when words, phrases or whole lines are repeated
- person, place or thing
- A statement that can be proven
- How you feel about something
- the problem that drives the story
- the sequence of events in a story
- A phrase that has a figurative, non-literal meaning
28 Clues: an action word • an exaggeration • writing that is true • person, place or thing • a story that is not true • a word that makes a sound • a word that describes a noun • a word that describes a verb • How you feel about something • the words the characters say • words used to connect phrases • the ending of a story/conflict • A statement that can be proven • ...
ELA Crossword 2024-05-14
Across
- Boom, Moo, Meow, Beep, Growl, Roar
- Use the Rat strategy
- The Phone walked to the donut shop
- To Persuade, Inform, or Entertain
- Punctuation to show ownership or a contraction
- Your back is as big as a whale
- Antonyms for boring
- Synonym for fancy
- A story about Anne Frank
- This genre has every Disney Princess
- Marks followed after citing text evidence
Down
- Use this to separate items in a list
- Conjunctions are After, Although, As, When, While, Until, Because, Before, If, Since
- Similarities between a Dog and Cat
- This genre likes to rhyme
- Differences between a Restaurant and Grocery Store
- Use the Burger strategy
- Conjunctions are And, Or, But, Nor, Yet, So, and For
- The grass is greener on the other side
- While I was at school...
20 Clues: Synonym for fancy • Antonyms for boring • Use the Rat strategy • Use the Burger strategy • While I was at school... • A story about Anne Frank • This genre likes to rhyme • Your back is as big as a whale • To Persuade, Inform, or Entertain • Boom, Moo, Meow, Beep, Growl, Roar • Similarities between a Dog and Cat • The Phone walked to the donut shop • ...
