Description

The repeating of vowel sounds to create internal rhyme(proud round cloud)
"The turning point" Point of greatest tension that changes the direction the plot. Often a critical decision is made.
A short statement that presents the main idea and most important points in a piece of writing
The narrator is all knowing-tells the thoughts/feelings of more than one character (think about it as this person who hangs above all the characters and knows everything about every chracter
A character who undergoes an important change in the story
A term that means " word relationships" Example: Water:Liquid::Ice:solid
The author's attitude towards a subject
Usually a main character: goes through a major change in the story
The actual everyday meaning of words
Prejudice in favor or against one thing/person'group compared with another (Usually considered to be unfair)
To refer to something implicitly/without directly stating it
The conflict(s) is/are resolved and all loose ends are tied up
We know a lot about these characters (details, see many sides of them)
A huge eaggeration
The way a text is intended to make the audience feel
The repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
Words that allow the reader to hear a sound
Not influenced by personal feelings; based on facts
Compares 2 unlike things by stating that one thing is another thing
Without bias or prejudice; impartial, fair
a restatement of an author's words in your own words
The repeating of the same consonant 2 or more times in a short span (can be at the beginning, middle, or end of a word)
The most important point in a work of literature
The character who is against or has conflict with the protagonist
The moral or lesson of a story/text. Can be implied or directly stated
We don't know much about them. We only see one side of them.
Events/results of the actions or decision of the character has made (slowly winding do to the end of the story)
Existing in the mind; belongs to thinking of the subject rather than to the object of thoughts (opinions)
Series of events that occur before the conflict that moves the story forward
A character who doesn't change at all throughout the story. Their person remains the same.
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things

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What is a crossword?

Crossword puzzles have been published in newspapers and other publications since 1873. They consist of a grid of squares where the player aims to write words both horizontally and vertically.

Next to the crossword will be a series of questions or clues, which relate to the various rows or lines of boxes in the crossword. The player reads the question or clue, and tries to find a word that answers the question in the same amount of letters as there are boxes in the related crossword row or line.

Some of the words will share letters, so will need to match up with each other. The words can vary in length and complexity, as can the clues.

Who is a crossword suitable for?

The fantastic thing about crosswords is, they are completely flexible for whatever age or reading level you need. You can use many words to create a complex crossword for adults, or just a couple of words for younger children.

Crosswords can use any word you like, big or small, so there are literally countless combinations that you can create for templates. It is easy to customise the template to the age or learning level of your students.

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How do I choose the clues for my crossword?

Once you’ve picked a theme, choose clues that match your students current difficulty level. For younger children, this may be as simple as a question of “What color is the sky?” with an answer of “blue”.

Are crosswords good for students?

Crosswords are a great exercise for students' problem solving and cognitive abilities. Not only do they need to solve a clue and think of the correct answer, but they also have to consider all of the other words in the crossword to make sure the words fit together.

Crosswords are great for building and using vocabulary.

If this is your first time using a crossword with your students, you could create a crossword FAQ template for them to give them the basic instructions.

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Can I create crosswords in other languages?

Crosswords are a fantastic resource for students learning a foreign language as they test their reading, comprehension and writing all at the same time. When learning a new language, this type of test using multiple different skills is great to solidify students' learning.

We have full support for crossword templates in languages such as Spanish, French and Japanese with diacritics including over 100,000 images, so you can create an entire crossword in your target language including all of the titles, and clues.