Across
- 3. the main point of an entire essay; includes supporting details
- 5. synonym for elaboration
- 7. claims that could be made against writer’s claim
- 8. a complete failure
- 11. statements that can be proven true
- 12. plane that crashes
- 15. the use of the same grammatical structure to express related ideas
- 18. writer’s arguments against the opposing viewpoints
- 20. the order in which something happened
- 22. an embarrassing mistake
- 23. poem about weeds and flowers
- 27. comparison of two unlike objects without using “like” or “as”
- 29. the act of working together
- 31. Louie’s nickname from hometown
- 35. The medicine _____ (effects/affects) my appetite.
- 36. being present every where at once
- 39. Louie’s BFF and pilot
- 40. the expression of the same ideas in different words
- 41. highest score you can earn on essay using rubric
- 43. questions that have obvious answers
- 45. to make worse
- 47. Ms. Redd’s favorite drink
- 50. avoiding waste
- 53. crushed by grief
- 54. author of “Living Beyond Limits”
- 55. the reuse of a key word, phrase, or idea
- 57. guard who does not like Louie
- 59. central character in piece of writing
- 60. a writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward the subject
- 61. discouraging through fear
- 62. a state of misfortune of bad times; challenge
- 65. specific cases
- 68. Mac eats all of this
- 69. words and phrases that provide connection between ideas, sentences, etc.
- 71. number of days men go before rain
Down
- 1. I _______ (passed/past) you on Dreadnaught Walk.
- 2. giving human traits to a non human object
- 4. a small number
- 6. quotations and info from the text to support thesis
- 7. result; outcome; effect
- 9. to be separate from others
- 10. language specific to a discipline, job, etc.
- 13. first sentence of each body paragraph
- 14. what you do to the title of books
- 16. struggle between two opposing forces
- 17. the author’s word choice
- 19. repetition of beginning consonant sounds
- 21. number of days men are on raft
- 24. emotional associations to a word
- 25. speech presented with little or no preparation
- 26. a contrast between what is expected and what happens
- 28. what Louie does on ship to Europe
- 30. incapable of being put up with
- 32. informal speech presented in a conversational style
- 33. opposing character that creates the conflict
- 34. comparison of two unlike objects using “like” or “as”
- 37. the dictionary definition of a word
- 38. to make right or correct
- 40. claims that justify a belief
- 41. Louie’s sport in high school
- 42. to educate or inform
- 44. to cause
- 46. explanation provided b the writer of the evidence
- 48. words or phrases that appeal to the five senses
- 49. how essays are graded
- 51. reference to a person, event, literary work, or place in another literary work
- 52. the art of persuasion
- 56. to be separate from others
- 58. use up
- 59. great danger
- 63. person who encourages Louie to run
- 64. the ability to bounce back from adversity
- 66. one of the men who survive the crash
- 67. Try not to dwell on _____ (your/you’re) mistakes.
- 70. what guards do to Red Cross packs