© 2002 Addison Wesley Educational Publishers, Inc. Chapter 5: Supporting Details/Popular Culture PowerPoint by JoAnn Yaworski, 2001 Joining a Community of Readers: A Thematic Approach to Reading, 2/e Roberta Alexander & Jan Lombardi

© 2002 Addison Wesley Educational Publishers, Inc. In this chapter you will learn how to:  recognize supporting details in sentences  recognize supporting details in paragraphs  recognize the difference between supporting details and the main idea  find unstated main ideas  arrange the main idea or thesis and supporting details into an outline form

© 2002 Addison Wesley Educational Publishers, Inc. Recognizing Supporting Details in Sentences & Paragraphs Details:  Examples  Facts  Reasons  Descriptions Facts:  Statistics  Events  Dates  Lists

© 2002 Addison Wesley Educational Publishers, Inc. Main Ideas and Supporting Details  The main idea of a paragraph or essay is a broad or general statement.  The details that support it are specifics.  The details add more information about the main idea.

© 2002 Addison Wesley Educational Publishers, Inc. Finding Unstated Main Ideas  Recognize the supporting details in a reading.  Based on those details, decide what the main idea is.

© 2002 Addison Wesley Educational Publishers, Inc. Outlining  Identify the topic.  Identify the main idea.  List the supporting points for the main idea.  Use Roman numerals to signal broad categories.  Use capital letters to indicate supporting details under those categories.

© 2002 Addison Wesley Educational Publishers, Inc. “Violence and Video Games May Be a Volatile Mix” by Jenn Laidman  Read the article “Violence and Video Games May Be a Volatile Mix” in Chapter 5.  Why are the parents of the three girls killed in Paducah, Ky. Suing the makers of violent video games?  Why does the military use video games for training purposes?

© 2002 Addison Wesley Educational Publishers, Inc. “The Reality of the Digital World” by Marley Peifer  Read the article “The Reality of the Digital World” in Chapter 5.  Why do children who play video games become less social?  What are Peifer’s main arguments against video games?

© 2002 Addison Wesley Educational Publishers, Inc. “Advertisement: How the Industry Hits Its Target”  Read the article “Advertisement: How the Industry Hits Its Target” in Chapter 5.  According to this article, who specifically is being targeted by the advertisement industry?  How does this industry adapt their approach to reach this audience?

© 2002 Addison Wesley Educational Publishers, Inc. “Teen Girl Magazines: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful” by E.M. Alexander  Read the selection “Teen Girl Magazines” in Chapter 5.  Why do these magazines appeal so much to young women?  Why does the author say that American girls are left to fend for themselves during the stage between childhood and womanhood?

© 2002 Addison Wesley Educational Publishers, Inc. “Diana: The People’s Princess” by Kelly Mayhew  Read the article “Diana: The People’s Princess” in Chapter 5.  Why was Princess Diana a particularly potent fairytale?  What is a “collective fantasy”?  Why did the people love Diana even when she spent so much money on clothes while many people were struggling to earn a living?

© 2002 Addison Wesley Educational Publishers, Inc. “Some Day My Prince Will Come” by K. Mayhew and E.M. Alexander  Read the article “Some Day My Prince Will Come” in Chapter 5.  What is the plot of most fairytales?  Why do fairytales continue to attract our attention?

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