Supporting Details u Supporting details hold up a

Supporting Details u Supporting details hold up a main idea by giving reasons, examples, steps, evidence, or any other kind of information. u Supporting details explain, develop, support, and illustrate the main idea. u Locate supporting ideas by turning the main idea into a © 2005 Pearson Education Inc. , publishing as Longman Publishers question.

Turn the main idea into a question in this passage to find the supporting details. Some of the strongest memories are tied to yearly celebrations. First of all, the traditional birthday party has given many of us some of our happiest childhood memories. Who can forget the butterflies in the stomach at the sight of brightly wrapped presents from friends and family? Who can forget the yummy taste of cake piled high with ice cream? In addition to birthdays, the national holiday of Thanksgiving has created warm memories for generations of American families. u What kinds of memories are Publishers tied to © 2005 Pearson Education Inc. , publishing as Longman

Major and Minor Details u. A major detail explains, develops, or supports the main idea. u A minor detail explains, develops, or supports a major detail. © 2005 Pearson Education Inc. , publishing as Longman Publishers

General to Specific Ideas u Textbook authors often use headings that show the flow from general ideas to specific ideas. Mattie Stepanek became a national hero for three reasons. His great courage His great wisdom His great talent © 2005 Pearson Education Inc. , publishing as Longman Publishers

Creating a Summary u. A summary is a brief, clear restatement of the most important points of a paragraph or passage. u Creating a summary by paraphrasing or restating the ideas in your own words is an effective activity to do after reading. © 2005 Pearson Education Inc. , publishing as Longman Publishers u Annotating or marking your text

Review 1. Supporting details explain, develop, support, or illustrate a main idea. 2. To locate supporting details, turn the main idea into a question. 3. Ask who, what, where, when, why, and how about a main © 2005 Pearson Education Inc. , publishing as Longman Publishers idea to locate the supporting

Review 4. A major detail directly explains, develops, or supports the main idea. 5. A minor detail explains, develops, or supports the major detail. 6. In a passage, ideas usually flow from general to specific © 2005 Pearson Education Inc. , publishing as Longman Publishers ideas.

Review 7. Creating a summary is an effective activity to do after reading. 8. Often you will want to paraphrase, or restate the ideas in your own words. 9. Annotating or marking your text during reading will help you create a summary after © 2005 Pearson Education Inc. , publishing as Longman Publishers you read.