7th Grade ELA Academic Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. the argument that is provided in a thesis statement or topic sentences
  2. 3. a scene in a story, play, or movie that is set in a time earlier than the events in the main story
  3. 5. to clarify and explain something so it can be understood
  4. 10. message or lesson of a work of fiction
  5. 11. to add specific details, examples, and explanations
  6. 14. additional information that explains, defines or proves an idea
  7. 16. author's use of clues to hint at what might happen later within a text
  8. 18. text with features that include characters, plot, problem, and solution
  9. 19. spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and paragraphing
  10. 20. combining evidence and background knowledge to draw a logical conclusion
Down
  1. 2. nonfiction writing that is intended to inform
  2. 4. a credible resource that provides information
  3. 6. the knowledge a person has based on what you already know in your head and previous experiences
  4. 7. most important point the author makes about a text
  5. 8. the composing and arrangement of ideas before writing
  6. 9. writing that uses academic language rather than slang and texting, uses standard conventions and sentence variety
  7. 12. associated with a word in addition to the literal meaning
  8. 13. revisit previous thinking
  9. 15. strongly suggesting
  10. 17. to change something already written in order to make corrections, improvements, and updates