Across
- 2. verb often confused with 'quotation'
- 5. arose from picture drawings, such as cave paintings
- 6. Use _____ voice and minimize 'being' verbs
- 10. Last name of the author of 'Concussion'
- 11. for effective paragraphs begins is a topic sentence that makes an original claim
- 13. highest national honor for journalism, literature, and music
- 14. the system that dictates how the letters of the alphabet are used
- 15. the original story "Fat Ham" is based on
Down
- 1. a system of arbitrary signs involving meaning, expression and context
- 3. include ____ language between sentences and paragraphs
- 4. Verbs to avoid (are, was, were, be, been, being, become, becoming)
- 7. Main character of 'The Princess Bride'
- 8. the common read for this year
- 9. set of graphic symbols, each representing a sound
- 12. avoid _____ person pronouns