Major and Minor Supporting details

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1、ReadingWorkshopRecognizingMajorandMinorSupportingDetailsFindingthemainideaisthebuildingblocksofcomprehensioninreading,butthemainideadoesnotgivealltheinformationyouneed.Detailsthatdevelopthemainideamaypaintamorecompletepictureorshowhowtheidearelatestootherideas.Toreadbetter,youhavetobeableto

2、makethebestuseofsupportingdetails.Warm-upActivity:Directions:Readthefollowingstory.Johnsmiledhappily.Itwashisbirthday.Tocelebrateit,heandhisgirlfriendJoanwerebeingtakentodinnerbyhistwobestfriends,TedandHarry.JohnandJoanwalkedthesixblockstotherestaurantatthecornerofMainandThird.Theymettheboy

3、sandhadadeliciousdinner.ImaginetheembarrassmentofTedandHarrywhentheyfoundthattheydidn’thaveenoughmoneytopaythebill.Johnhadtosavethedaybychippingin.sQuestions:1.Whatisthemainideaofthislittlestory?_____________________________________________________________________2.Circlethedetailsyouthinki

4、mportant:a.ItwasJohn’sbirthday.b.HeandJoanwerebeingtakentodinnerbyTedandHarry.c.TedandHarrywereJohn’sbestfriends.d.JoanwasthenameofJohn’sgirlfriend.e.Itwassixblockstotherestaurant.f.TherestaurantwasatthecornerofMainandThird.g.Thedinnerwasdelicious.h.Theboysdidn’thaveenoughmoneytopayfortheme

5、al.i.Johnchippedin.—AdaptedfromI.L.Joffe,OpportunityforSkillfulReading,p.124Doyourealizethatnotalldetailsareequallyimportant?9PartIBasicsofSupportingDetailsSupportingdetailsarethosefactsandideasthatproveorexplainthemainideaofaparagraphoranessay.Theycanbefacts,reasons,examples,statistics,oro

6、pinionsorfindingsofexpertsorauthorities.Whileallthedetailsinaparagraphsupportthemainidea,notalldetailsareofequalimportance.²Majorsupportingdetailsdirectlyrelateto,explainordevelopthemainideaandareessentialtounderstandingtheidea.Ifamajordetailwasomitted(leftout),themeaningmightnotbeclearsinc

7、ebasicinformationhasnotbeenincluded.²Minorsupportingdetailsprovideadditionalinformation,offeranexample,orfurtherexplainordescribethemajordetails.Ifaminordetailwasomitted,thematerialmightnotbeasreadablebutwouldbejustasunderstandable.FReviewthestoryinthewa