Across
- 2. Two or more words together
- 4. Giving evidence from the text that backs up your claims
- 5. A type of sentence that contains a dependent conjunction that links an independent and a dependent clause
- 6. Using the words and ideas around a word to determine its meaning
- 7. A type of sentence that contains an equal conjunction that links two independent clauses
- 10. A series of two adjectives used to modify the same noun that build on one another, so the order cannot be changed
- 14. To make changes in a text you have written to correct errors
- 16. The general dictionary definition of a word
- 17. When and where a story happens
- 19. How text is organized
- 20. To tell the differences
- 23. A comparison of similarities between two items
- 24. Words or phrases that describe
- 27. To tell the similarities
Down
- 1. To make changes in a text to make it stronger
- 3. From whose perspective a story is told
- 5. The “hidden” meaning of a word that comes from our understanding of what it implies
- 8. Why the author wrote the piece of text
- 9. The reference material to use to find the definition of a word
- 11. A series of two adjectives used to modify the same noun that do NOT build on one another, so the order does not matter
- 12. An understanding of what the text means, but does not directly say
- 13. A reference to a well-known piece of literature/art or event in history that is not explained
- 15. How talking is put into text (uses quotation marks)
- 16. Talking in groups (small or large) to give opinions or perspectives on a topic
- 18. The reference material to use to find synonyms of a word
- 21. A story
- 22. The main lesson learned throughout a story
- 25. When something happens that is opposite of what you expect or is being said (a contradiction)
- 26. An objective re-telling of the major events in a story
- 27. A phrase that has both a subject and verb
- 28. The events of a story—the rise and fall of the action