Research Terms HPMS

Writing that gives facts about a subject or topic

• thesis statement

• informational text

• subject

• main idea

the subject and what the text says about the subject

• main idea

• informational text

• details

• heading

facts, reasons and other details that explain a main idea

• main idea

• details

• supporting idea

• summary

pieces of information that describe or support

• supporting ideas

• details

• subject

• text features

the topic, or who or what a text is mostly about

• informational text

• main idea

• details

• subject

elements in informational text such as heading and captions

• details

• supporting details

• text features

• heading

a short statement of the most important ideas

• summary

• Uncle Morty

• text features

• subheading

words at the top of the text that give the subject or topic

• text features

• heading

• summary

• details

words that label shorter parts of the text

• subheading

• details

• beheading

• summary

Which text feature can help you identify the subject?

• details

• heading

• summary

• caption