Susan Ely Reading and Responding

Ch. 4 & 5

Preview

What’s the main idea?Locate signal wordsLook for key sentences that contain

Reasons Causes Effects Examples Steps of a process

Locate Major Details and Lesser Details

MAJOR DETAILS (Supporting Points)

LESSER DETAILS

MAIN IDEA

Separate MAJOR DETAILS from LESSER DETAILS

examplesIllustrationsnarratives used as examples

Which sentences in the article make the main idea more understandable? Which ones directly clarify the main idea?

Introduction

Body

Conclusion

Introduce author, article title, background of article, author’s thesis.

Author’s main points. How does he or she support the thesis?

Any other information that the reader needs to know to clarify the main points.Conclude your summary using the author’s conclusion. How does the author conclude the essay? Do they state the importance of their argument?

INTRODUCTION Like the “you are here” mark

on a map

This sentence should be fluid

NOT The author is….the article title is… his thesis is….

USE SOMETHING MORE LIKE THIS: Name, in give article title, argues/explains/describes that… author’s thesis.

Contains major details

Is in your own words, perhaps using a key phrase or two from the text

Put quotation marks “ ” around 3 words or more taken from the article

Contains any explanation to clarify major details

¼ the length of original article

Outline “Wool… The Living Fiber” pg.

67

Body

Major Detail #1 NATURAL TEXTURE

Major Detail #2 REPELS WATER/ SOAKS UP SWEAT Major Details #3 REGULATES BODY TEMPERATURE Major Detail #4 DOESN’T CREASE (WRINKLE)

Major Details #5 DYES WELL

Major Detail #6 NOT EASILY DAMAGED

Major Detail #7 NON-FLAMMABLE

Major Detail #8 STATIC-FREE SO IT STAYS CLEAN

Major Detail #9 CHEMICALS FOUND IN WOOL ARE THE BASE OF OTHER PRODUCTS (Multi-purposeful)

BodyMajor Detail #1 NATURAL TEXTURE Major Detail #2 REPELS WATER/ SOAKS UP SWEAT Major Details #3 REGULATES BODY TEMPERATURE Major Detail #4 DOESN’T CREASE (WRINKLE)

Major Details #5 DYES WELL

Major Detail #6 NOT EASILY DAMAGED

Major Detail #7 NON-FLAMMABLE

Major Detail #8 STATIC-FREE SO IT STAYS CLEAN

Major Detail #9 CHEMICALS FOUND IN WOOL ARE THE BASE OF OTHER PRODUCTS (Multi-purposeful)

“Wool The Living Fiber,” is an essay by Joseph Plaidly, from a Pendleton Woolen Mills pamphlet. Plaidly declares that wool is “an ideal material” and gives many examples of its excellent qualities.

Introduction

Make into complete sentences

Body

Major Detail #1 NATURAL TEXTUREGLUE

Major Detail #2 REPELS WATER/ SOAKS UP SWEAT GLUE

Major Details #3 REGULATES BODY TEMPERATUREGLUE

Major Detail #4 DOESN’T CREASE (WRINKLE)GLUE

Major Details #5 DYES WELLGLUE

Major Detail #6 NOT EASILY DAMAGEDGLUE

Major Detail #7 NON-FLAMMABLEGLUE

Major Detail #8 STATIC-FREE SO IT STAYS CLEANGLUE

Major Detail #9 CHEMICALS FOUND IN WOOL ARE THE BASE OF OTHER PRODUCTS (Multi-purposeful)

Body

Major Detail #1 NATURAL TEXTURE Major Detail #2 REPELS WATER/ SOAKS UP SWEAT Major Details #3 REGULATES BODY TEMPERATUREMajor Detail #4 DOESN’T CREASE (WRINKLE)Major Details #5 DYES WELLMajor Detail #6 NOT EASILY DAMAGEDMajor Detail #7 NON-FLAMMABLEMajor Detail #8 STATIC-FREE SO IT STAYS CLEANMajor Detail #9 CHEMICALS FOUND IN WOOL ARE THE BASE OF OTHER PRODUCTS (Multi-purposeful)

“Wool The Living Fiber,” is an essay by Joseph Plaidly, from a Pendleton Woolen Mills pamphlet. Plaidly declares that wool is “an ideal material” and gives many examples of its

excellent qualities.

Introduction

Conclusion

Plaidly ends by showing how even the substances taken out of wool to make it suitable for clothing can be used.

Make into complete sentences