ELA - Crossword Labs

8. hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words
9. provide information to clarify, prove, or explain the main idea
11. a figure of speech that compares two different things in an interesting way using the word "like" or "as"
13. A in STEAL
14. a brief statement or account of the main points of something
17. E in STEAL
19. examines the similarities and differences between two or more people, events, concepts, ideas, etc
20. consists of the place, time, and environment of a story
24. information (details, facts, events, etc.) provided in a text to support an inference, a main point, a claim, or a conclusion
25. the central, or most important, idea in a paragraph or passage
26. the S in STEAL
27. when readers use text clues and their own personal experiences, to anticipate what is going to happen next in the story

1. assign the qualities of a person to something that isn't human or that isn't even alive
2. sets up a problem or problems, explains the solution, and then discusses the effects of the solution
3. the reason the author has for writing ( Inform, persuade, express, & entertain)
4. a word or expression that has the same or almost the same meaning as another
5. causal relationship between a specific event, idea, or concept and the events, ideas, or concept that follow
6. the T in STEAL
7. a figure of speech containing an implied comparison
10. a chronological of events or a list of steps in a procedure
12. a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
15. L in STEAL
16. a method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits.
18. a figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration to make a point or show emphasis
21. how the information within a written text is organized
22. a word that means the opposite of another word
23. the "big idea" that runs throughout the text, connecting the characters and events.