Research Writing Vocabulary

a brief statement that gives the most important information about something

• main idea

• summary

• compare

• source

• research

careful study that is done to find and report new knowledge about something

• compare

• main idea

• research

• summary

• source

to look at (two or more things) closely in order to see what is similar or different about them

• compare

• research

• source

• main idea

• summary

the gist, the most important point that is being stated in a paragraph, essay, article or other passage.

• summary

• research

• compare

• main idea

• source

an article, video, person, etc. that gives information

• main idea

• research

• summary

• compare

• source