ELA State Test Terms #1

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Across
  1. 1. Text structure in which the author presents one or more causes and then describes the resulting effects
  2. 7. A struggle, disagreement or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions
  3. 9. To specifically quote information
  4. 11. Reference to a well-known mythological, literary, or historical person, place, or thing
  5. 14. An author's main reason for writing.A writer's purpose may be to entertain, to inform, to persuade, to teach a moral lesson, or to reflect on an experience (like a diary or biography). An author may have more than one purpose for writing.
  6. 15. The language or meanings that surround a given word or phrase (helps us understand what is going on)
  7. 16. Comparison of two things to illustrate what they have in common
  8. 17. The implied or felt meaning rather than the actual meaning of a word.It consists of the suggestions, associations, and emotions attached to a word.
  9. 18. How a character in a story is physical features, personality traits, thoughts, beliefs and feelings
Down
  1. 2. A writer's targeted reader or readers
  2. 3. The other side of the argument (the disagreement of the claim that is being presented)
  3. 4. To break down into parts and examine them: determine meanings from those parts
  4. 5. Correct
  5. 6. The main idea of a text; the central message may be directly stated or implied
  6. 8. Text structure in which the author compares and contrasts two or more similar events, topics, or objects.
  7. 10. The repetition of the first consonant sounds in a series of worlds in a sentence
  8. 12. Text structure in which the author uses numerical or chronological order to present items or events.
  9. 13. A logical way of presenting a belief, conclusion, or stance. Effective arguments are supported by reasoning and evidence.
  10. 17. An arguable statement that a writer presents to a reader to accept (the argument that the author is stating as his own opinion)