Literary Analysis

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Across
  1. 2. the main idea of the paragraph
  2. 5. sentences that show how the text evidence proves your thesis
  3. 7. an alphabetized and formatted list of credible, accurate sources used in the essay
  4. 10. paragraph that introduces the topic and contains the thesis statement
  5. 11. the sections of the essay where the evidence is cited and explanations of how the evidence proves the thesis
  6. 13. the main plot events of a text, no opinions, and not too detailed
  7. 15. a four-line, left-aligned header containing: your full name, your teacher's name, the course name and number, and the due date
  8. 16. the name of a book, composition, or other artistic work
  9. 17. a character or force in conflict with the main character
  10. 18. direct quotations from the text
  11. 19. circumstances forming a background of an event, idea or statement
  12. 20. restates the thesis, leaves the reader with something to think about, does not introduce new information
  13. 21. stands for Modern Language Association, a system for documenting sources in scholarly writing
  14. 22. accurate nouns and active verbs
Down
  1. 1. a tense expressing an action that is currently going on
  2. 3. a space left by indenting a line or block of text
  3. 4. people in the story
  4. 6. the main idea of the essay
  5. 8. to describe the character and qualities of someone or something
  6. 9. use of academic language, no slang or contractions
  7. 12. main character
  8. 14. a conversation between two or more people
  9. 16. links that help the writing flow from one idea to the next