ELA Semester Exam Review

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Across
  1. 6. The sentences that explain, describe, or support the main idea
  2. 9. A plan to change something
  3. 11. Using ________ means using the information around the word you don't know.
  4. 12. The basic point that the author wants to convey to the reader.
  5. 13. The reasons a writer gives to support his or her thinking
  6. 16. The way a story is told, the perspective, or the position
Down
  1. 1. a set of literary devices that authors use to bring the reader into the writing
  2. 2. It tells the most important details or events of a story or article
  3. 3. The reason that an author writes a certain piece
  4. 4. How the writer has organized information
  5. 5. Using the information provided by the author along with your prior knowledge to come to a conclusion about what you have read
  6. 7. The most important message in a story
  7. 8. the emotional or implied meaning of a word.
  8. 10. The time, place, and circumstances in which a story takes place
  9. 14. The reflection of an author's attitude toward his or her subject
  10. 15. The series of events that occur in a story