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____ are kinds of writing. Letters, profiles, reports, position papers, poems, Web pages, instructions, parodies
A ____ offers a written portrait of someone or something that informs and sometimes entertains, often examining its subject from a particular angle
Genres help us write by ____ features for conveying certain kinds of information.
writers often tweak the features or combine elements of different genres to _____ a particular purpose or connect with an audience in a particular way
An abstract of a scholarly paper calls for a different ____ than a memoir.
Some genres call for print; others for an ____ ____
Different genres call for different _____ elements
The way you _____ that stance affects the way you come across as a writer and a person
Your stance may be affected by your relationship to your ____
Often your stance is ____ by your genre
Your stance in a piece written to ____ will likely differ from the stance you’d adopt to persuade
you ____ your stance through your tone
your tone must be appropriate for your ____situation.
If you’re writing about something you take very seriously, be sure that your language and even your typeface reflect that _____
Your tone and especially your ____ toward your AUDIENCE will affect how willing they are to take your argument seriously.
a way for information to be conveyed from one person to another. We communicate through many media, _____ and nonverbal
a ____ affects the way it is received and understood
Some genres and ____ (and audiences) demand color. Some information is easier to explain and read in the form of a or a bar graph than in the form of a paragraph
In print, you need to ____ unfamiliar terms; on the Web, you can sometimes just add a link to a definition found elsewhere.
Some print documents require a more ____ voice than spoken media; email often invites greater informality.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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.