ELA Terminology

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Across
  1. 7. the sentence that states what an essay is about
  2. 10. a short story from someone's life
  3. 11. evidence that is implied in the text
  4. 13. the feeling associated with a word
  5. 15. informal language used in everyday conversation; slang
  6. 16. the three dots used to indicate that info. has been removed
  7. 18. the author or text that information came from
  8. 19. a reference to a source
  9. 20. meaning or moral message of a story
  10. 22. a quote or paraphrase from the text, usually used to support a point 6. the reason an author wrote the text
  11. 23. how information is organized (description, sequence, problem/solution, cause/effect, or compare/contrast)
Down
  1. 1. dictionary definition of a word
  2. 2. believable or trustworthy
  3. 3. the position opposite the claim
  4. 4. used as proof that an author is trustworthy
  5. 5. the same thing as main idea
  6. 6. evidence stated DIRECTLY jn the text
  7. 8. ideas combined from multiple sources
  8. 9. first, second, or third; or an author's feelings about a topic
  9. 12. the thesis of an argumentative essay
  10. 14. the attitude coveyed by a passage
  11. 17. an educated guess or conclusion drawn from the text
  12. 21. to say where information came from (usually a title or author)