the person or thing the passage is about--usually one or two words

the central or most important idea about a topic that the writer wants to communicate to readers.

an ending or wrap-up for your writing

A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.

The topic of a text. What the text is about.

*to bear or hold up; serve as a foundation for

*any material that serves to prove a claim

information or facts that support or add more to the main idea

a summary free from opinions or bias.

Facts, statistics, examples, stories, quotations, definitions, reasons, comparisons which support your main idea; details help make the main idea clear

something that actually exists and can be proven true

The most important point the writer is trying to make is DIRECTLY stated.

main idea that is not stated directly in the text; it is implied

Important to the highest degree

A personal judgement or belief about a person or thing

give special importance or prominence to (something) in speaking or writing