8th Grade ELA
Across
- 4. Comparing two things using like or as
- 6. To hin at events or actions that will take place later in the story
- 8. Words and phrases that appeal to the five senses
- 10. The attitudes and feelings of an author or speaker toward a subject
- 11. A story of connected events
- 12. The intended readers or listeners of a piece of work or performance
- 14. The time and place a story happens
- 17. To briefly retell the main points from previous writings or statements
- 18. To copy the work or ideas of someone else without giving them credit
- 20. The events in a story or play
Down
- 1. Flying/falling out of a plane
- 2. A spoken or written conversation between two or more people
- 3. The different categories of literature
- 5. A conclusion made based on reasoning and textual evidence
- 7. How dirty something is
- 9. idea The central idea of a place of text that is supported by details
- 13. The process of correcting and revising
- 15. Statement a sentence or two that states the position or claim of the author or speaker
- 16. The main message or moral of a story
- 18. To restate text in a reader's own words
- 19. Cited A list of books and other sources used to write a research paper or report