Across 5. Gives a hint that something will occur later 7. To evaluate differences between two things 11. The information, experience, ideas, or beliefs you already have 12. A comparison of two seemingly unlike things (concrete:road as wood:chair) 13. Supporting a statement with information from the text 14. What a character says 19. The point at which the story’s problem is worked out 20. A book with fictional characters that could happen in real life 21. The type of writing, categorized by form or content 23. The author’s use of precise vocabulary to convey meaning 26. Reduce large sections of text to their essential meanings 29. Combine ideas from more than one text and make them fit together as a whole 30. The intended goal of a piece of writing 31. Words that have similar meaning 32. When something doesn’t rely on sound reasoning 33. A presentation of events in order

Down 1. A work of fiction based on and including actual historical infromation 2. Traditional story to explain a belief or natural happening 3. An attempt to persuade an audience/reader on a topic 4. The main point of a piece of writing, another word for thesis statement 6. Words in a drama that are unspoken that tell where the characters are and what is happening around them 8. A word, phrase, or sentence that helps you understand meaning 9. A passage in which the author is trying to convince the reader of something 10. Using details from a passage to form ideas or guesses based on your own understanding 15. A reason why a character acts the way they do 16. The main part of a word 17. Repetition of beginning sounds in words 18. A book written by someone about their own life 22. A book about someone’s life 24. Intended target group for a message 25. What happens as a result of an event or action 27. A statement or premise supported by arguments (reasons), usually in the first paragraph of a text 28. The reason something happens