ELA 7th Grade

1. A guess made by clues in a text mixed with what you already know
4. The vantage point in which a story is told, usually first-person (I) or third-person (uses third person pronouns like he or she) to tell the story
9. Where a story takes place
10. The reason behind writing something
12. The reader
13. A form of figurative language that something is described as if it were something different or something else
16. Techniques used by a writer or speaker to increase or heighten the effect of writing
18. Types of literature
19. A central message in a literary work
22. The narrator speaks about himself or herself

2. A statement of the main idea in an informational text
3. The author's position/side of an issue or argument
5. Evidence that supports your claim
6. Any information or details that support an argument or claim
7. The art of effectively using language
8. A type of figurative language that gets the point across by exaggeration
11. A saying or expression that has a meaning/connotation that is used in a particular region or in a particular language
14. The narrator speaks about other characters-but not himself or herself
15. To put something in your own words, restating something in your own words
17. The use of words that make sounds such as buzz, hiss, jingle, and screech
20. The person telling the story
21. A contradiction between what happens and what is expected to occur