Week 5:Supporting Details

English 83R – September 24, 2013 – Mrs. Buchanan

What do you think your grade is for Essay #1?

ABCD

VOCABULARY LIST 3/4

Please do one of the following:A. Put the definition/part of speech of one

of your vocabulary words on the board.B. Put your vocabulary sentence on the

boardPlease do not duplicate words/sentences.

Literature Circle

Please get into your circles and start discussing your books.

Remember, the Discussion Director is the first person in the group to share his/her role.

Supporting DetailsEnglish 83R

Supporting Details in a Nutshell

Supporting details are the evidence—such as reasons, examples, facts, and steps—that backs up main ideas. These details help you understand main ideas.

There are two levels of supporting details: ◦ Main items of support are called major details.

Pay special attention to them. ◦ Major details themselves are sometimes supported with

information called minor details. Words such as several steps or a number of reasons

tell you that supporting details may follow.Words such as first, another, and finally often

introduce supporting details. Outlines and maps (diagrams) can show you a main

idea and its supporting details at a glance.

First, what is the frog’s main idea?

What is the frog’s support?

Supporting Details

Supporting details are reasons, examples, steps, or other kinds of evidence that explain a main idea, or point.

Complete the following sentences:Main Idea: Many people are strangely

passive when they visit a doctor.SD#1:SD#2SD#3

Major and Minor Supporting Details

There are two levels of supporting details—major and minor.

Major details explain the main idea.Minor details help make the major details

clear.

List Words

In looking for supporting details, look for words that tell you a list of details is coming. They are called list words.

Addition Words

Look for words that signal major details. They are called addition words.

Let’s Practice - Handout

Group Practice

Let’s get into groups and write paragraphs that contain the following:

TopicMain ideaList wordsTwo major supporting details that are

introduced with addition wordsOne minor detail for each supporting detail

Example on next slide.

Group Practice

Making tamales can be fun, but you need to follow a number of steps. First of all you need to make the meat sauce. In my tamale sauce I use New Mexico Chili. Secondly, you need to make the masa for the tamales. Some people prefer prepared masa, but I like to buy it unprepared and add my own ingredients.

Outlining

An outline shows the relationship between a main idea and its supporting details.

Outlines start with a main idea, followed by major supporting details. Sometimes there will be minor supporting details as well.

Let’s practice again, using the paragraphs we just created.

I. Main idea A. Major supporting detail 1. Minor supporting detail 2. Minor supporting detail B. Major supporting detail 1. Minor supporting detail 2. Minor supporting detail

Reminders for Thursday

We will have a quiz Thursday: Topic & Stated Main Idea.

Lab Contract #1 is due.