STAAR Words

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Across
  1. 1. The _________ is when everything changes for the central character.
  2. 3. important
  3. 8. to show
  4. 9. thought
  5. 11. the lesson or moral the author wants to convey. The reader should focus on the central character and how they handled the conflict to determine the theme.
  6. 12. Read a poem a minimum of ______ times. Then start analyzing / breaking it down.
  7. 13. _____________ are opposite words.
Down
  1. 1. help
  2. 2. _______ pov: the reader is aware of the central character’s thoughts & feelings. The central character is telling the story.
  3. 4. to suggest
  4. 5. to bring to an end
  5. 6. interruption writers use to insert past events
  6. 7. to show or tell
  7. 10. ____ pov: the reader is aware of only one of the character’s thoughts and feelings… the central character is NOT telling the story