Monstrous ELA Test

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Across
  1. 4. The mother of monsters who fights Percy at the St. Louis Gateway Arch
  2. 6. A small hint about what's going to happen later in a story
  3. 8. Minimum number of sentences in an MCAS paragraph
  4. 9. The collected stories of (usually older, usually dead) cultures from around the world, usually with gods and goddesses
  5. 10. The god of the dead, and wealth
  6. 11. The first paragraph of any essay
  7. 14. The Greek name for Mr. Brunner, the centaur
  8. 15. This comes at the end of your introduction: "This essay will show that..."
  9. 20. When an author imbues an object or an idea with human qualities
  10. 21. The middle paragraph(s) of any essay
  11. 22. When a story begins, this is how an author gives you critical information
  12. 26. You're giving spoilers to each body paragraph with these
  13. 27. Near the end of a story, an author will tie up loose ends and (mostly) solve the main character's problems
  14. 28. The modern-day country the myths of Zeus, Aphrodite and Ares come from
  15. 29. A fancy word for "topic sentence" -- it's the thing you're writing about
  16. 30. The name of the ferry boatman of the dead, who takes the dead across the river Styx
  17. 33. Goddess of wisdom
  18. 35. The son of Hermes who betrays Percy
  19. 36. Hook,Tag,Thesis,3 Reasons,Purpose: "Henrietta totally threw 3 poops!"
Down
  1. 1. How an author describes a character, either directly or indirectly
  2. 2. The final paragraph of any essay
  3. 3. The first sentence of your introduction - it drives reader interest
  4. 5. Not always there, but a fancy name for "the villain" in a story; someone who stands in the main character's way
  5. 7. The blacksmith of the gods, who was married to Aphrodite (the goddess of love)
  6. 12. You do this on the first line of each paragraph
  7. 13. Fancy name for "comic book", although these tell longer stories
  8. 16. Fancy name for "the main character" of a story
  9. 17. When the plot of a story puts big problems in a character's way
  10. 18. Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System
  11. 19. God/goddess of wine, the theater, insanity -- in the graphic novel, he's "Mr. D"
  12. 23. Number of paragraphs 7th-graders need to write for the MCAS essay
  13. 24. She was in the movie, but not in the book - her hair is SNAKES
  14. 25. Known as "the Moirai" in Greek; they spin the thread of someone's life, measure it, and CUT IT
  15. 31. Daughter of Athena -- in the graphic novel, she has an invisibility cap
  16. 32. Title,Author,Genre
  17. 34. The name of one of the three Furies who chases Percy down; this is probably Mrs. Dodds in the graphic novel