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the basic framework of a literary work, the principels and the patterns on which it is organized
the sequence of events leading to a resolution that is designed to reveal aspects of characters
a subsidiary story that that parallels or contrasts with the main one
a story or telling of a story or an account of a situation or event
the telling or act of telling a story whether in prose of in verses and the meaning by which the telling is accomplished
the vantage point from which a narrative is told
speaker or narrator seems to be relating information first hand
presents a narrator with a much broader view and, usually an objective perspective on characters and events
narrator can enter the consciousness of any characters, evalute motifs and explain feelings
narrator describes events only from the perspective and understanding of one or sometimes a select few characters
the time and place in which the events in a work occur
the central idea convoyed by a literary work either directly or implicitly
the techniques by which an author of a work of fiction, drama, or narrative poetry represents the moral, intellectual, and emotional natures of the characters
originally applied only to drama now often applied to fiction
the main character in a work of drama, fiction, or a narrative poetry
a character who opposses the protagonists goals and so creates the major conflict in the work
a character who contrasts with the protagonist in ways that bring out certain of his or her moral, emtional, or intellectual qualities
choices about speeding up or slowing down parts of the story deal with the pacing an author conveys
a brief interruption during which the character or narrator reflects a minor point that seizes his attention
beginning the narration not in chronological order with the first event in the plot but at some later point
the obligation of the author to go back in the story and fill in the essential background information, especially necessary when an author begins the story in medias res
"flashback" the dramatization of scenes set earlier in the story
"flash forward" the dramatization of scenes set later in the story
a chronological gap indicating that material has been omitted

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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?

For the easiest crossword templates, WordMint is the way to go!

Pre-made templates

For a quick and easy pre-made template, simply search through WordMint’s existing 500,000+ templates. With so many to choose from, you’re bound to find the right one for you!

Create your own from scratch

  • Log in to your account (it’s free to join!)
  • Head to ‘My Puzzles’
  • Click ‘Create New Puzzle’ and select ‘Crossword’
  • Select your layout, enter your title and your chosen clues and answers
  • That’s it! The template builder will create your crossword template for you and you can save it to your account, export as a word document or pdf and print!

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.