ELA Terms

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Across
  1. 3. structure The way an author chooses to organize their writing or text.
  2. 4. traits a combination of the different qualities that define a character
  3. 6. the parts of something written or spoken that are near a certain word or group of words and that help to explain its meaning.
  4. 9. Using clues from the text and what you already know to make a smart guess.
Down
  1. 1. purpose The reason why the author wrote the text is to persuade, inform, or entertain
  2. 2. A change that results when something is done or happens
  3. 5. To study something closely and carefully
  4. 7. The author's message or lesson about the topic
  5. 8. A passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied.