Across
- 1. a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.
- 3. A practical lesson about right and wrong
- 7. A listing of words with synonyms and antonyms
- 10. comparison using like or as. Clue: You "smile" when you see someone you like." Example: The car was as cold as ice.
- 11. person point of view Told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using the pronouns "I" and We"
- 13. the struggle or problem in the story that a character must resolve
- 14. This unreliable information is a technique used to mislead the reader. (
- 15. the person who is telling the story; the speaker
- 16. Writing that is factual, not creative or fictional.
- 20. the dictionary meaning (remember the D is for dictionary)
- 21. language language that means more than what it says on the surface; not actual or literal meaning
- 23. term in persuasive text, a word or phrase that reveals the author's feelings and rouses the reader's emotions
- 24. fiction fiction that involves an event in history. Contains historical facts, events, or people, but is not true.
- 26. a conversation between characters set off by quotation marks (what character is saying)
- 27. Atmosphere created by the author's work (how it makes you feel--feeling created)
- 28. the reason the character says or does something
- 32. the smaller title that goes before a new section of the text.
- 33. to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented (put clue together with your good brain)
- 37. to demonstrate that something is right; to defend with reasons
- 38. finding a solution to a problem
- 39. a conversation between two persons
- 41. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
- 45. emotional meaning of a word--how it makes you feel (can be positive or negative--Example: he's a big guy OR he's SO fat!)
- 46. and contrast signal words include : like; unlike; but; in contrast; on the other hand; however; both; also; too; as well as; although; yet; nevertheless; as opposed to; whereas
- 48. action point in a story where the conflict begins to be resolved (things start to wind down and story comes to an end)
- 49. a word part that can be added at the beginning of a word to make a new word (Example: pregame)
- 53. idea what a piece of writing is mainly about--the BIG PICTURE - it's never one thing!
- 56. the story of a person's life written by that person in first person point of view
- 58. shows how two things are alike/different or how one is better than the other
- 60. when a portion of the story goes back in time
- 63. a comparison or two unlike things without using like or as (Example: Her eyes are blue jewels.)
- 66. The items on the stage that the actors use. They give clues about the setting of the play.
- 67. action the bulk of a story, during which the character works to resolve the problem (conflict starts to happen and action rises)
- 70. brief statement of the main events of a story (BME-beginning, middle, end)
- 71. small text found near a picture that provides important information about the picture
- 73. Who the piece of text was originally written for. Example: in a letter, look at who the letter is addressed to (Dear Mom,)
- 74. assumption the fallacy of an idea or a principle that is untrue (Example: holding frogs give people warts)
- 76. to make a brief statement of the main events of a story. It has to have the beginning, middle and end. It should be precise (accurate) and concise (to the point).
- 78. a character trait used to describe someone who feels good about him/herself.
- 82. to influence
- 83. of view the perspective from which a story is told
- 85. scheme the pattern of rhyme in a poem (ex. ABAB)
- 87. details words and details that appeal to a reader's senses (sight, touch, taste, hearing, smell, emotion)
- 89. a succinct statement of a philosophy or principle; often quoted (a penny saved is a penny earned)
- 90. similar to a sentence but in a poem
- 92. The reason why something happens
- 93. influencing strongly
- 95. where and when the story takes place
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- 2. rhyme when two words rhyme in the same line of poetry
- 4. connected
- 5. the events that make up a story (sequence of events - introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution)
- 6. when two things/people have something in common
- 8. Sometimes authors overstate the facts leading to a false of importance. (We will all be doomed if we don't take a stand now!) (This is a one-time offer. You can't get this price after today.) Key words: always, never, everyone
- 9. a beginning or coming into being
- 12. the turning point in the action of a story--the problem is solved (highest point of action)
- 13. an exaggerated, overly simplified version of an opposing point of view (features of a person enlarged--frequently used in cartoons--Example: President Obama with large ears or huge teeth)
- 17. the use of words that represent sounds "Pow", "Bang"
- 18. a character trait used to describe someone who doesn't give up easily.
- 19. Where information comes from.
- 22. the repetition of consonant SOUNDS at the beginning of words. For example, Sally sells seashells by the sea shore.
- 25. a word part that can be added at the end of a word to make up a new word (Example: swimming)
- 29. giving human qualities to non-human things (Example: the wind whistled)
- 30. the beginning of the story--introduces the setting, characters, and the problem
- 31. To feel excited and nervous at the same time.
- 32. the following of one thing after another
- 33. Drawings or photographs that help explain the text
- 34. question a question that suggests the desired answer or tries to make the audience think in a particular way (What do you think about the horrible effects of slavery?)
- 35. similar to a paragraph but in a poem
- 36. conclusions combining several pieces of information to make an inference--to use details, facts, and evidence from a text to come to a new understanding about a topic or idea (infer, inference)
- 40. the various methods of communicating information
- 42. order in the time order in which events happened (sequence or time order)
- 43. The use of clues to suggest events that will happen later in the plot
- 44. true
- 47. text This type of text informs or instructs the reader. It is nonfiction.
- 50. used to convince or persuade the reader of the writer's point of view
- 51. a fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or the causes of natural phenomena
- 52. elaborate exaggeration (Example: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse OR I walked a million miles.)
- 54. A drawing that shows or explains something...usually includes labels and captions.
- 55. place assertion a statement that many people assume to be true, though it may or may not actually be true (Example: crop circles are created by aliens)
- 57. to summarize part of or all of a text you read in your own words
- 59. strengthen and support
- 61. and solution signal words include: therefore; consequently; so; this led to; as a result; because; if...then; since; so that; thus; for this reason;
- 62. the outcome of an experiment or problem
- 64. words that are similar (pretty and beautiful)
- 65. a story written to be performed by actors; a play
- 68. a collection of word pictures that appeal to the reader's senses; uses devices such as metaphor, simile, etc.
- 69. claim a statement that can be verified, independently and objectively with facts, personal observations, reliable sources, or an expert's findings (may use a statistic or number--there was a 20 percent increase in enrollment this year at our school)
- 72. The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life (life lesson)
- 75. a set of letters attached to the beginning or the end of a root word that changes the word's meaning
- 77. purpose The reason an author writes the text--to persuade, inform, explain and entertain
- 79. an expression with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the individual words (It's raining cats and dogs!)
- 80. person limited point of view the narrator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of only one character
- 81. directions Instructions given to the actors so they know how to act and the tone of voice to use. These are used in dramas.
- 84. Author's attitude toward his subject - can be positive, negative, or neutral
- 86. words that are opposites (happy and sad)
- 88. clues Clues in surrounding text that help the reader determine the meaning of an unknown word (look above, in, below, and all around the text of the unfamiliar word)
- 89. a word relationship that compares two dissimilar things (pen : writer :: hammer : carpenter (make a bridge sentence with the first set--a pen is used by a writer just like a hammer is used by a carpenter)
- 91. and effect
- 94. features the parts of a text that stand out (diagram, table of contents, index, etc)