ELA State Test Vocab

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