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ex. Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird def. does not change throughout the work and the reader's knowledge of that character does not grow.
ex. The good guy turns bad because of the action that happened in the plot def. undergoes some kind of change because of the action in the plot/changing.
ex. Juliet's mother in Romeo and Juliet def. embodies 1 or 2 qualities, ideas, or traits that are not developed. Sometimes not recognized as stock characters, show stereotypes. Becomes types rather than individuals
ex. the main character goes through the same hardships a person today might go through def. complex, multidimensional, and developed characters that often display the inconsistecies and internal conflicts found in most real people
ex. The narrator is no longer trusted because of how they compromised themselves def. A narrator whose credibility has been seriously compromised
def. through or across ex. diary
def. speak ex. dictate
def. take away ex. distract
def. give ex. abandon
def. in ex. embroidery
def. (adj.) stubborn; holding fast to a belief or goal syn: impatient ant: patient
def. (n) Resentment based on a feeling of having been injured syn: angry ant: Happy
def.(n) A variation or change from what is normal or right syn: different ant: same
def. (adj) Shocked: terrified or amazed syn: surprised ant: calm
def.(n) A name or title word used to identify a person or thing syn: stereotype ant: nameless
def. (v) To perplex or confuse syn: distract ant: inform
def. (n) a thing that is owned syn: property ant: stolen
def.(adj) thinking poorly of; scornful or disdainful syn: misjudgement ant: nice
def.(adj) charming; having a sophisticated and attractive manner syn: delightful ant: unpleasant
def.(v) To have a profound dislike or abhorrence for; hate syn: hateful ant: sympathetic

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Vocabulary List #7

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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.

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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.