ELA STAAR Review Grade 8

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Across
  1. 3. when the words don't literally mean what they say
  2. 6. uses logic or reason to support a claim by offering valid reasons
  3. 8. the turning point of the story
  4. 9. a verb ending in -ing that functions as a noun
  5. 11. describes events in the order they happened
  6. 12. the lesson/moral of the text
  7. 14. the problem gets resolved at the end of the story
  8. 16. the build up to the climax
  9. 18. why something happened and what happened
Down
  1. 1. a statement that provides a side of the argument
  2. 2. the perspective of the narrator
  3. 4. the opposing point of view
  4. 5. when the pronoun and verb agree with each other
  5. 7. a one word explanation of the ideas in a text
  6. 10. where and when the story takes place
  7. 13. the basic form of the verb; usually has a "to" in front
  8. 15. a short account of the main ideas of a text
  9. 17. when something is said too often