Literary Elements and Informational Text

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Across
  1. 2. the author pauses the story to describe something that happened earlier the readers better understand.
  2. 3. a person or thing who plays a part in a story.
  3. 4. when and where the story takes place.
  4. 6. the character who goes against the protagonist.
  5. 8. what a character does or says in response to an event.
  6. 9. the series of events that take place in a story.
  7. 10. Action the part of the plot following the climax where loose ends are tied up prior to the resolution.
  8. 12. the big idea or lesson you learn from a story.
  9. 14. the problem in a story that the main character needs to face.
  10. 15. the author shows what the characters are like through what they say, do
Down
  1. 1. how the author develops a character.
  2. 5. the author directly states what the characters look or act like.
  3. 7. what a character feels or things in response to an event.
  4. 9. the main character in a story.
  5. 11. the end of the story where the conflict is resolved in one way or another.
  6. 13. the part of the plot where the characters and setting are introduced.
  7. 14. the most exciting part where characters face the biggest challenge or make an important decision.