STAAR Academic Vocabulary Crossword

tells a made up story
the main character in the story
the character(s) in conflict with the protagonist
qualities that define a character
When and where the story takes place
The problem of a story
a character is struggling against an outsider force
a character is struggling within himself or herself
the events in a story
the introduction of the characters, setting and basic situation
events that increase tension about the conflict
point of greatest tension in the story (turning point)
events that follow the climax and reduce tension
the final outcome of the story
the perspective from which the story is told
the person telling the story is a character inside the story
the reader knows the thoughts of only one character
reader knows what most of the characters are thinking or feeling
when the reader does not know what any of the characters are thinking (action only)
the attitude, or feeling, that the author has about the subject
the feeling or emotion that reader gets when reading a passage
the central message or lesson the author wants to get across
hints about events that will happen later
when an author describes events that happened in the past
a person, place or thing that represents something beyond its literal meaning
passages tell about real-life places, people , things, ideas or events
the who or what of a passage (most important information)
the bits and pieces of information that support the main idea
a shortened version of the text that focuses on the main idea
the author's reason for writing
an educated guess based on the information in a passage