Description

Background information that the reader needs to understand the story
The event that starts the action of the story
Events that build suspense in the story
The high point or the turning point in the action of the story
Events that decrease the suspence in the story
The end of the story where all or most of the loose ends are tied together
The voice in the text
The context, the time and place of the piece
The people or group to whom the text is directed
The reason behind the creation of the text
The general topic, content, and ideas within the text
The attitude of the author towards the subject
Rhetorical appeal that established the creditbility of the author or speaker
Rhetorical appeal that focuses on the manipulating the audience's emotions
Rhetorical appeal that focuses on the use of facts or logic
Character in Native American mythology that can be a clever deceiver, a numbskull, or a cultural hero
Type of literary criticism that focuses on the role that gender plays in the text
Type of criticism that focuses on applying archetypes to literature
Hints or clues that the author provides about the ending of the story
Type of irony that occurs when someone says one thing but really means the opposite
Type of irony that occurs when you expect one thing to happen but the opposite actually occurs
Type of irony that occurs when the reader or audience knows something that the characters do not know
In a literary work, an indirect reference to another literary work, a historical event, or an element of popular culture
Physcial comedy
Comic imitatation of a known literary work
Term for the type of literature that shows the individual’s development of character and progression towards maturity within a particular time period or specific social structure

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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.

How do I create a crossword template?

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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.

Can I print my crossword template?

All of our templates can be exported into Microsoft Word to easily print, or you can save your work as a PDF to print for the entire class. Your puzzles get saved into your account for easy access and printing in the future, so you don’t need to worry about saving them at work or at home!

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.