Essay Writing
The name of a paragraph where you find text evidence and a defense
body paragraph
a comparison using like or as
simile
The person who helps the hero along in their journey (think Chiron in Percy Jackson)
Mentor
Making notes on a text to remember important details
Annotate
The person that tells the story
Narrator
The first sentence of a body paragraph
topic sentence
A comparison not using like or as
metaphor
The person who acts as a friend to the hero (think Grover in Percy Jackson)
Ally
Context clues
The perspective a story is told from
Point of view
The word used for text evidence with these " " marks around it
quotation
extreme exaggeration
hyperbole
The main obstacle of boss fight on the hero's journey
The supreme ordeal
A short account or statement on the main points of the text
Summary
Conversation between two characters
Dialogue
The argument of the essay, found in the introduction paragraph
claim
Giving living qualities to something that's not alive
personification
The place where the hero is before they begin their journey
The ordinary world
The reason the author is writing the text
Author's purpose
The lesson or moral in a text
Theme
The explanation of a piece of evidence or proof that it is important
defense
Using many words that start with the same letter
alliteration
The stage of the journey where the hero goes to a new place that is unlike anything they have ever seen before
Entering the unknown
An educated guess--something we can understand based on what we know + what we read
Inference
The main character in a story
Protagonist