Vantastic ELA Silver Year in Review

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Across
  1. 2. Craig __________ lobbied to end child labor
  2. 3. A dramatized movie version of the story of someone’s life
  3. 4. We read a poem in both English and Spanish. In Spanish, the title was “Oda la Encantada Luz,” in English, “Ode to ______ Light”
  4. 5. The “hoodlum” gang of the Outsiders
  5. 11. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry that creates a “beat” that guides how a poem is read
  6. 12. Words that are spelled as they sound; animal sounds and comic book words
  7. 17. The comedic relief of the Greasers
  8. 18. ________ Bridges was the first African American student to integrate Louisiana schools
  9. 20. A nonfiction film usually made for an educational purpose
  10. 22. The Greaser who has no problem running in with the law, he’s been to jail a few times before
  11. 24. A comparison between two unlike things that says one thing “is” another
  12. 26. A poem written with 14 lines and can have some rhyme and rhythm scheme
  13. 27. Our story about wheelchair basketball was called “Sometimes a ____ Needs a Push”
  14. 28. this character in Stand Tall is Tree’s closest family member
  15. 29. The ________ Factory Fire happened on March 25, 1911
  16. 32. ________ Perkins was an activist for child labor and unsafe working conditions
  17. 34. Coach ________; Tree’s subpar basketball coach
  18. 37. What Johnny tells Pony with his last words
  19. 38. In “Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push,” main character Chris was in an accident that left him in a _______
  20. 40. Sodapop’s best friend who works with him at the gas station
  21. 41. The accepted gang of rich kids who beat up on Pony and his gang
  22. 42. Giving human-like qualities to non-humans
  23. 43. A comparison between things that highlights their similarities
Down
  1. 1. The main character of Stand Tall
  2. 3. the four-legged best buddy in Stand Tall
  3. 6. the main character of Stand Tall’s new friend who teaches him not to be so serious
  4. 7. The “pet” of the gang, it’s said that this guy was scared of his own shadow
  5. 8. The repetition of similar sounds in two or more words
  6. 9. The main character of Outsiders
  7. 10. This natural disaster happens during the climax of Stand Tall
  8. 13. A poem written for or to someone or something, usually shows how much the writer loves the subject they’re writing about
  9. 14. A vocab word from the Allied with Green story that means a place for trees
  10. 15. Tree’s family member fought in this war
  11. 16. This character is the friendly Soc who bonds with Pony over sunsets
  12. 19. “A Poem for My Librarian ________” What was the librarian’s name?
  13. 20. One of the brothers of the main character, this guy is the “dad” of the family
  14. 21. ________ was the name of Rose’s sister in “Ashes of Roses”
  15. 23. The main issue/argument being made in the story Never Retreat
  16. 25. A comparison between two things that uses like or as
  17. 30. This type of natural disaster that was also the title of a poem we read in third quarter about a farmer
  18. 31. ______ Conflict: a character has a conflict with someone or something else
  19. 33. One of the brothers of the main character, this guy works at a gas station
  20. 35. The river that the man traveled “Solo” on
  21. 36. One of the main factors that drives children into child labor, their families are extremely poor or in ______
  22. 39. ______ Conflict: a character has a conflict within themself