Across
- 3. Giving credit to the source of information or a quote.
- 5. A statement or series of statements intended to persuade.
- 7. Hints about what will happen later in a story.
- 9. Where and when a story takes place.
- 12. Add notes to (a text or diagram) giving explanation or comment.
- 15. The spoken words between characters in a text.
- 16. Something that stands for a bigger idea.
- 18. The central idea or message in a work of literature.
- 19. The sequence of events in a story.
- 20. The most intense or important point in a story.
- 21. A conclusion drawn from evidence and reasoning.
- 22. An assertion made in an argument, often supported by evidence.
Down
- 1. A claim that covers the main idea of an entire work. Will be supported by many paragraph-level claims.
- 2. How an author reveals characters’ personalities.
- 4. The main character, often facing the conflict.
- 6. Background information that helps explain a situation.
- 8. Examining details to understand a text more deeply.
- 10. Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.
- 11. Comparing two unlike things without using “like” or “as.”
- 13. A story or account of events.
- 14. The feeling an author creates in a piece of writing.
- 17. The feeling a reader gets from a piece of writing.
- 20. A struggle between characters or forces that drives the plot.