7th Grade ELA Academic Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. a group of letters placed before a word to change the word's meaning
  2. 5. additional information that explains, defines or proves an idea
  3. 7. a basic word that can stand alone but can also have prefixes and suffixes added to it
  4. 8. the manner in which an author chooses to write to his or her readers showing both the writer's personality and voice
  5. 9. to change something already written in order to make corrections, improvements, and updates
  6. 10. writing that uses academic language rather than slang and texting, uses standard conventions and sentence variety
  7. 13. revisit previous thinking
  8. 15. combining evidence and background knowledge to draw a logical conclusion
  9. 16. to study something closely and carefully
  10. 17. the people who watch, read, or listen to something
  11. 18. the knowledge a person has based on what you already know in your head based on previous experiences
  12. 19. to quote or paraphrase from another source to provide evidence
Down
  1. 1. the reason why something is done or used
  2. 3. to add specific details, examples, and explanations
  3. 4. spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and paragraphing
  4. 5. letter or a group of letters that is added to the end of a word to change its meaning or to form a different word
  5. 6. a credible resource that provides information
  6. 11. something that can be proven using the five senses
  7. 12. not important or not connected to the topic
  8. 14. the composing and arrangement of ideas before writing