STAAR VOC. 75-105

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Across
  1. 1. directions Instructions given to the actors so they know how to act and the tone of voice to use. These are used in dramas.
  2. 3. the ending or final outcome of a story
  3. 4. A listing of words with synonyms and antonyms
  4. 5. connected
  5. 6. details words and phrases that create imagery by using the 5 senses (sight, smell, sound, taste, touch)
  6. 8. point of view When the narrator only knows what the characters do and say. It's like a "camera view" of the story.
  7. 10. point of view the narrator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of only one character
  8. 11. the following of one thing after another
  9. 12. point of view told by an all-knowing narrator from outside the story who reveals what every character thinks and feels
  10. 14. similar to a paragraph but in a poem 93. subtitle the smaller title that goes before a new section of the text.
  11. 15. when two things/people have something in common
  12. 18. comparison using like or as. Clue: You "smile" when you see someone you like." Example: The car was as cold as ice.
  13. 19. scheme the pattern of rhyme in a poem (ex. ABAB)
  14. 20. Author's attitude toward his subject
Down
  1. 1. brief statement of the main events of a story (BME-beginning, middle, end)
  2. 2. (organizational pattern of expository text) signal words include: first; second; third; before; on (date); not long after; after that; next; at the same time; finally; then, following; now; when; since; until; during; at last
  3. 3. the bulk of a story, during which the character works to resolve the problem (conflict starts to happen and action rises)
  4. 6. Where information comes from.
  5. 7. features the parts of a text that stand out (diagram, table of contents, index, etc)
  6. 9. where and when the story takes place
  7. 11. words that are similar (pretty and beautiful)
  8. 13. 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).
  9. 14. a word part that can be added at the end of a word to make up a new word (Example: swimming)
  10. 16. the outcome of an experiment or problem
  11. 17. The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life (life lesson)