Across
- 3. Two ________, two hyphens, or a set of parentheses can be used around non-essential information in a sentence
- 6. words like friendly, courageous, and irresponsible are all character _______
- 9. the turning point of the plot
- 10. Pronouns (he, she, they, it, I) are used to replace _________ in a sentence
- 13. to study closely, break into parts and examine
- 14. root word meangin "to carry"
- 15. a lesson or message the author is trying to convey
- 16. root word meaning "water"
- 17. What Grandma Dowdel trapped with stinky cheese
- 20. The "R" in CER
- 22. book club book - The Girl in the _______
- 24. the project you are creating that you will get back in 8th grade = time __________
- 26. a part of speech that can be an action or a linking ___________
- 27. a search engine. NOT a source.
- 28. as strong as the western wind is an example of a ________
- 29. evidence must be trustworthy or ____________
- 30. Mrs. Chun's first name
Down
- 1. the best college; the university that Mrs. Chun attended for her Bachelor's degree.
- 2. quotation marks always go around _________
- 4. "Dear Basketball" is a poem by the late basketballer Kobe _______
- 5. an audio file that listeners can access at any time - we made debate versions of these
- 7. phrases that tell what something feels, sounds, smells, tastes, or looks like are ________ details
- 8. is an online encyclopedia that can be publicly edited and changed, so it is not necessarily trustworthy
- 11. an extreme exaggeration
- 12. you should always start a new ________ with a new speaker or new topic
- 17. the last paragraph of an essay is called the ______
- 18. What the "A" in ELA stands for
- 19. the main character in New Kid is named _______
- 21. Proper nouns - the specific names of people, places, and things - should ALWAYS be ____________
- 23. another word for a story
- 25. the main character in A Long Way from Chicago
- 27. ______ and Latin - languages of our root words