ELA State Test Vocab
Across
- 2. to describe the particular character or qualities of; give certain characteristics to
- 5. to examine something to find out what it is or what makes it work
- 12. a word that has the same meaning of another word
- 13. to make a guess based on facts and observations; conclude
- 14. a claim made in response to or in order to offset another claim
- 15. to say again or in a different way
- 18. related to what is being discussed or is presently important
- 20. the narrator tells the story to another character using the word 'you.
- 22. a statement of something as true
- 24. the writer's reason for writing
- 25. one or more persons who are against someone or something
- 27. the power of a thing or person that causes some kind of effect on another
Down
- 1. to make known; to show
- 3. to make clear by using examples
- 4. to tell apart by seeing differences
- 6. to give particular attention to; stress
- 7. "the author uses a narrator to tell the story, either through the eyes of another character or from the perspective of a storyteller
- 8. identifying the main idea and most important facts, then writing a brief overview that includes only those key ideas and details
- 9. the “big point” or the most important idea that the writer is communicating to the reader
- 10. a strong and powerful effect
- 11. the narrator is a character in the story, telling events from their perspective using "I" or "we."
- 16. doesn't appear in the story at all"
- 17. an underlying message or the big idea of a story
- 19. a short section taken from a play, film, or written work
- 21. use the five senses (sight, touch, sound, taste, and smell) to add detail to writing
- 23. a way of looking at or thinking about something
- 24. a word that has the opposite meaning of another word
- 26. what one thinks about something or somebody