Academic Language - Reading Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• persuade : when an author tries to change your thinking or actions or cause you to do something
• influence : a powerful effect to sway, pressure another's thinking or actions
• interaction : how characters get along with each other
• explicit : information written in the text
• drama : a play written to be performed
• guide : g _ words help you find a word in the dictionary alphabetically
• thematic : a link, or connection, between 2 texts about 1 theme
• setting : reveals information about time, place and sometimes background information of characters.
• lyrical : poetry has rhyme and meter
• details : specific, supporting explanations or reasons that support a broader main idea
• grit : sticking with something difficult and willing yourself to do your best!
• summarize : a short retelling of the most important parts
• author : one who writes fiction or expository texts
• section : a specific portion of text; may be 2-3 paragraphs under a subheading
• prefix : an affix placed before a base word (re-, pro-, un-, pre-)
• chronological : events are in time order.
• sequence : events are in step-by-step order.
• evidence : that which tends to prove or disprove something; proof
• expository : informational text
• affix : a prefix or suffix
• implicit : information not written in the text, implied
• context : clues you find in the text that help you figure out an unfamiliar word