Across
- 3. writing that tells about real people, places, and events
- 6. A group of sentences focused on a single main idea
- 9. To state the main points of a piece of writing (Who, What, When, Where, Why, & How).
- 10. To make an educated guess to understand something beyond what the author literally says.
- 13. When a moment in a story hints that something else will happen later.
- 14. The speaker's goal in creating a text. (To inform, to persuade, to entertain, etc.)
- 18. Another name for a passage or piece of writing
- 22. A comparison using "like" or "as"
- 23. the listener, viewer, or reader of a text
- 25. The overarching idea or lesson presented throughout a text.
- 26. A group of lines in a poem
- 27. The name of a passage or text that provides a clue about the text's content
- 28. When a text is organized by time, it is in _________ order.
- 29. A type of text featuring made up characters, places, events, etc.
Down
- 1. Smaller titles that divide sections of text within the body of a text.
- 2. Resource that helps you define unfamiliar words
- 4. The issue that prompts a speaker to deliver a message.
- 5. Figurative language that references the five senses
- 7. To restate what the text says in other words.
- 8. The author's main idea is sometimes called the ______ idea
- 11. A type of text composed of lines and stanzas
- 12. Author's attitude toward the subject matter.
- 15. Highlights differences between texts/subjects.
- 16. Extra notes at the bottom of a passage (indicated by a number) that provide definitions or explanations
- 17. Nonfiction text that explains facts without opinions.
- 18. The person delivering the message (writer, author, etc.)
- 19. Trustworthiness of the information or author.
- 20. Highlights similarities between texts/subjects.
- 21. The topic of the text
- 24. A comparison WITHOUT "like" or "as"