Bootcamp Academic Vocabulary III

The title of a section; it gives the central idea of the section.

• heading

• subheading

• title

• caption

A labeled picture

• subheading

• expertise

• diagram

• illustration

It tells what the picture is about.

• develop

• subheading

• illustration

• caption

The author or speaker's opinion.

• develop

• author's purpose

• bold print

• claim

Dark black print; it shows the word is important.

• bold print

• caption

• expertise

• central idea

To tell what the whole text is about.

• illustration

• develop

• central idea

• theme

Means to come up with.

• author's purpose

• expertise

• central idea

• develop

The reason the author wrote the text.

• diagram

• author's purpose

• central idea

• illustration

To be very knowledgeable of the subject matter.

• develop

• diagram

• caption

• expertise

The reason the author wrote a text (entertain, inform, persuade).

• subheading

• central idea

• develop

• author's purpose