Across
- 3. structure The way an author chooses to organize their writing or text.
- 4. traits a combination of the different qualities that define a character
- 6. the parts of something written or spoken that are near a certain word or group of words and that help to explain its meaning.
- 9. Using clues from the text and what you already know to make a smart guess.
Down
- 1. purpose The reason why the author wrote the text is to persuade, inform, or entertain
- 2. A change that results when something is done or happens
- 5. To study something closely and carefully
- 7. The author's message or lesson about the topic
- 8. A passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied.