1. Supporting Details in Reading 3

2. Supporting Details in Reading 3 In the cartoon above, what is the frog’s main idea, or point?

3. The frog’s main idea is that he does not need any insurance. Supporting Details in Reading 3

4. What is the frog’s support for his point? Supporting Details in Reading 3

5. He supports his point by providing four reasons he doesn’t need insurance: no house, no car, no possessions, no health worries. Supporting Details in Reading 3

6. Supporting details provide the added information that is needed for you to make sense of a main idea. Supporting Details in Reading 3

7. What Are Supporting Details? Supporting details are reasons, examples, steps, or other kinds of evidence that explain a main idea, or point. Supporting Details in Reading 3

8. In this paragraph from Chapter 2, the supporting details appear as a series of reasons: What are the second and third reasons that should be added to complete this basic outline of the paragraph? Main idea: Poor grades in school can have various causes. Supporting detail: 2. Supporting detail: 1. Financial problems Supporting detail: 3. Poor grades in school can have various causes. For one thing, students may have financial problems. If they need to work long hours to make money, they will have little study time. Another cause of poor grades may be trouble with relationships. A student may be unhappy over family problems or a lack of friends. That unhappiness can harm schoolwork. A final cause of poor grades may be bad study habits. Some students have never learned how to take good notes in class, how to manage their time effectively, or how to study a textbook. Without such study skills, their grades are likely to suffer. Supporting Details in Reading 3 What Are Supporting Details?

9. What are the second and third reasons that should be added to complete this basic outline of the paragraph? Main idea: Poor grades in school can have various causes. Supporting detail: 2. Supporting detail: 1. Financial problems Supporting detail: 3. Poor grades in school can have various causes. For one thing, students may have financial problems. If they need to work long hours to make money, they will have little study time. Another cause of poor grades may be trouble with relationships. A student may be unhappy over family problems or a lack of friends. That unhappiness can harm schoolwork. A final cause of poor grades may be bad study habits. Some students have never learned how to take good notes in class, how to manage their time effectively, or how to study a textbook. Without such study skills, their grades are likely to suffer. Trouble with relationships Supporting Details in Reading 3 What Are Supporting Details?

10. What are the second and third reasons that should be added to complete this basic outline of the paragraph? Main idea: Poor grades in school can have various causes. Supporting detail: 2. Trouble with relationships Supporting detail: 1. Financial problems Supporting detail: 3. Poor grades in school can have various causes. For one thing, students may have financial problems. If they need to work long hours to make money, they will have little study time. Another cause of poor grades may be trouble with relationships. A student may be unhappy over family problems or a lack of friends. That unhappiness can harm schoolwork. A final cause of poor grades may be bad study habits. Some students have never learned how to take good notes in class, how to manage their time effectively, or how to study a textbook. Without such study skills, their grades are likely to suffer. Bad study habits Supporting Details in Reading 3 What Are Supporting Details?

11. Poor grades in school can have various causes. For one thing, students may have financial problems. If they need to work long hours to make money, they will have little study time. Another cause of poor grades may be trouble with relationships. A student may be unhappy over family problems or a lack of friends. That unhappiness can harm schoolwork. A final cause of poor grades may be bad study habits. Some students have never learned how to take good notes in class, how to manage their time effectively, or how to study a textbook. Without such study skills, their grades are likely to suffer. The supporting details provide the added information—the specific causes of poor grades—that is needed for you to fully understand the main idea. Main ideaSupporting reason Supporting Details in Reading 3 What Are Supporting Details?

12. Poor grades in school can have various causes. For one thing, students may have financial problems. If they need to work long hours to make money, they will have little study time. Another cause of poor grades may be trouble with relationships. A student may be unhappy over family problems or a lack of friends. That unhappiness can harm schoolwork. A final cause of poor grades may be bad study habits. Some students have never learned how to take good notes in class, how to manage their time effectively, or how to study a textbook. Without such study skills, their grades are likely to suffer. The supporting details provide the added information—the specific causes of poor grades—that is needed for you to fully understand the main idea. Supporting Details in Reading 3 What Are Supporting Details?

13. Here are some common list words that you saw in Chapter 2: TIP TIP 1Look for words that tell you a list of details is coming. List Words Poor grades in school can have various causes. To motivate workers, managers should practice several methods of building self-esteem. Examples Supporting Details in Reading 3 Outlining / Outlining Tips

14. List Words You will not always be given such helpful signals that a list of details will follow. However, you will want to note such words when they are present. Such list words help you to understand quickly the basic organization of a passage. TIP TIP 1Look for words that tell you a list of details is coming. Supporting Details in Reading 3 Outlining / Outlining Tips

15. TIP TIP 2Look for words that signal major details. Such words are called addition words, and they were also introduced in Chapter 2. Here are some common addition words: Addition Words Supporting Details in Reading 3 Outlining / Outlining Tips

16. Trouble with relationships Bad study habits Financial problems Poor grades in school can have various causes. In a map, each major detail is connected to the main idea. Supporting Details in Reading 3 Preparing Maps

17. If minor details are included, each is connected to the major detail it explains. Need to work long hours after school No time left to study Unhappiness over family problems Unhappiness over lack of friends No skill in taking class notes No skill in studying a textbook No skill in time management Poor grades in school can have various causes. Supporting Details in Reading 3 Preparing Maps Trouble with relationships Bad study habits Financial problems

18. People daydream for a variety of reasons. One cause of daydreaming is boredom, at school or on the job. To make life more interesting, people imagine being somewhere else. For example, a student might dream of lying on the beach and flirting with an attractive person on a nearby blanket. A production worker might dream about winning the lottery or becoming the big boss at the company. Another cause of daydreaming is a lack of something. For instance, a starving person might dream about food, or a poor person might dream about owning a house or a car. A third cause of daydreaming is angry feelings. An angry student might dream about dropping a hated math instructor out of a classroom window. a variety of reasons. One Another third What major details are missing from the map below? People daydream for a variety of reasons. Example: Angry person dreams about dropping teacher out window. Example: Poor person dreams about owning car. Example: Worker dreams about winning lottery. Supporting Details in Reading 3 Preparing Maps

19. People daydream for a variety of reasons. One cause of daydreaming is boredom, at school or on the job. To make life more interesting, people imagine being somewhere else. For example, a student might dream of lying on the beach and flirting with an attractive person on a nearby blanket. A production worker might dream about winning the lottery or becoming the big boss at the company. Another cause of daydreaming is a lack of something. For instance, a starving person might dream about food, or a poor person might dream about owning a house or a car. A third cause of daydreaming is angry feelings. An angry student might dream about dropping a hated math instructor out of a classroom window. a variety of reasons. One Another third What major details are missing from the map below? People daydream for a variety of reasons. Boredom Supporting Details in Reading 3 Preparing Maps Example: Angry person dreams about dropping teacher out window. Example: Poor person dreams about owning car. Example: Worker dreams about winning lottery.

20. People daydream for a variety of reasons. One cause of daydreaming is boredom, at school or on the job. To make life more interesting, people imagine being somewhere else. For example, a student might dream of lying on the beach and flirting with an attractive person on a nearby blanket. A production worker might dream about winning the lottery or becoming the big boss at the company. Another cause of daydreaming is a lack of something. For instance, a starving person might dream about food, or a poor person might dream about owning a house or a car. A third cause of daydreaming is angry feelings. An angry student might dream about dropping a hated math instructor out of a classroom window. a variety of reasons. One Another third What major details are missing from the map below? People daydream for a variety of reasons. Boredom Lack of something Supporting Details in Reading 3 Preparing Maps Example: Angry person dreams about dropping teacher out window. Example: Poor person dreams about owning car. Example: Worker dreams about winning lottery.

21. People daydream for a variety of reasons. One cause of daydreaming is boredom, at school or on the job. To make life more interesting, people imagine being somewhere else. For example, a student might dream of lying on the beach and flirting with an attractive person on a nearby blanket. A production worker might dream about winning the lottery or becoming the big boss at the company. Another cause of daydreaming is a lack of something. For instance, a starving person might dream about food, or a poor person might dream about owning a house or a car. A third cause of daydreaming is angry feelings. An angry student might dream about dropping a hated math instructor out of a classroom window. a variety of reasons. One Another third What major details are missing from the map below? People daydream for a variety of reasons. Boredom Lack of somethingAngry feelings Supporting Details in Reading 3 Preparing Maps Example: Angry person dreams about dropping teacher out window. Example: Poor person dreams about owning car. Example: Worker dreams about winning lottery.

22. People daydream for a variety of reasons. One cause of daydreaming is boredom, at school or on the job. To make life more interesting, people imagine being somewhere else. For example, a student might dream of lying on the beach and flirting with an attractive person on a nearby blanket. A production worker might dream about winning the lottery or becoming the big boss at the company. Another cause of daydreaming is a lack of something. For instance, a starving person might dream about food, or a poor person might dream about owning a house or a car. A third cause of daydreaming is angry feelings. An angry student might dream about dropping a hated math instructor out of a classroom window. People daydream for a variety of reasons. Boredom Lack of somethingAngry feelings Supporting Details in Reading 3 Preparing Maps Example: Angry person dreams about dropping teacher out window. Example: Poor person dreams about owning car. Example: Worker dreams about winning lottery.

23. Preparing Maps People daydream for a variety of reasons. One cause of daydreaming is boredom, at school or on the job. To make life more interesting, people imagine being somewhere else. For example, a student might dream of lying on the beach and flirting with an attractive person on a nearby blanket. A production worker might dream about winning the lottery or becoming the big boss at the company. Another cause of daydreaming is a lack of something. For instance, a starving person might dream about food, or a poor person might dream about owning a house or a car. A third cause of daydreaming is angry feelings. An angry student might dream about dropping a hated math instructor out of a classroom window. People daydream for a variety of reasons. Boredom Lack of somethingAngry feelings Supporting Details in Reading 3 Example: Angry person dreams about dropping teacher out window. Example: Poor person dreams about owning car. Example: Worker dreams about winning lottery.

24. Supporting details go hand in hand with main ideas. They provide the added information you need to make sense of a main idea. List words and addition words can help you to find major and minor supporting details. Outlining and mapping are useful note-taking strategies. There are often two levels of supporting details—major and minor. Supporting Details in Reading–Summary Outlines and maps, or diagrams, show the relationship between the main idea, major details, and minor details of a passage. Supporting Details in Reading 3