Books Crossword Puzzles
Odyssey
odysseus: i would be described as full of guile, a strong leader, and able to withstand the sirens, calypso: i loved odysseus for seven years and died after he …
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
penance: what the mariner had to pay (for his crime), life-in-death: won the 200 crew members in a game of dice, kirk: a word meaning church, albatross: what …
Informative Writing
inform : the purpose of an informative essay is to, ten : what is the highest score you can get on the fsa writing exam?, no : is it necessary to provide a …
A Midsummer Night's Dream
puck: the one who can get around the world in 40 minutes, mechanicals: the group that entertained at the wedding, donkey: a member of the equestrian family, …
Banned Books
in cold blood : banned book written by truman capote, orwell : who wrote 1984?, dreiser : author of the book that was banned in 1933 due to it discussing love …
Punctuation
parentheses : marks that show that the text inside is not essential to the sentence, semicolon : separates two independent clauses, dash : marks a sudden change …
Parts and Figure of Speech
idiom : is a word formed by using more than one word together and rarely in the connotation of a single word to express a certain concept. a certain emotion or …
Language Devices
imagery: the use of vivid and descriptive language to create a mental picture for the reader., metaphor: a figure of speech that compares two unlike things by …
To Kill a Mockingbird
erratic: irregular, chaotic , morbid: characterized by disturbing & unpleasant things such as death, sojourn: brief visit , entailment: a legal dispute …
Tom Sawyer
devised : plan or invent with careful thought, diligence : careful or persistent work or effort, transfixed : to become motionless in horror, wonder, or …
Artists & Writers
freelance writer : a writer who works as a self-employed contractor for an organization, as opposed to being a full- or part-time employee., cartoonist : an …
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Vocabulary
clattered: to move rapidly with such a sound, handout: anything given away for free, plow: to till the soil, hearthstone: a stone forming a hearth, bonnet: a …
Persuasive Language
sensationalist: a type of language that tries to startle, excite or dramatise, rhetorical: a question that does not require an answer, triples: saying something …
Argumentative Terms
evidence : consists of facts, examples, and expert opinions that uphold the claim., audience : the intended target group for a message., key ideas : important …
Text Features
fictional: imaginary story, illustration: objects drawn to give the reader an idea of something., table of content : tells the page a main topic is on. , non …
