Supporting Details

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Supporting Details
The facts that prove and clarify the main idea.
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What are supporting details?

• The additional information that the author
  provides so that readers can understand the main
  idea completely.
• Details support the main idea by
• Explaining it
• Illustrating it
• Proving it

Does the man need support to get a drivers
license?
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Are Supporting Details General or Specific?

• Details are specific, FACTUAL information
• Examples
• Explanations
• Descriptions,
• Proof
• Statistics.
• Examples are always details.

Are there any facts showing that Frank
compulsively surfs?
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How Do You Find Supporting Details?

• Turn the main idea sentence into a question by
  using who, what, when, where, and why.
• Supporting details answer the question.
• Main idea There are three types of government.
• Question What are the three types of government?
• The federal government controls the entire
  nation.
• State governments manage individual states.
• Local governments supervise cities and counties.

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More clues to details?

• Details often appear in a bulleted, numbered, or
  lettered list.
• There are three types of information.
• There are facts, which consist of information
  that can be verified or proved.
• There are opinions, which cannot be proved or
  disproved.
• There is disinformation, which can be disproved.

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Whats another clue?

• 2. After the first detail, other details are
  introduced by phrases such as In addition,
  also, moreover, another, next, then, last,
  finally.

There are three types of information. There are
facts, which consist of information that can be
verified or proved. In addition, there are
opinions, which cannot be proved or disproved.
Also, there is incorrect information, which can
be disproved.
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Is there a main idea clue?

• 3. The main idea often gives clues about the
  number or type of details.
• Watch for clues such as four reasons, two kinds,
  six types, certain ways, three categories, etc.

What is the main idea that the clues point to?
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Are there major and minor details?

• Major details support or explain the main idea
  directly.
• They are usually essential to understanding the
  main idea.
• Minor details support or explain other details.
• All details, of course, directly or indirectly
  support the main idea.

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Where is the main idea?

• In the 1840s, Mormon founder Joseph Smith liked
  polygamy because he believed that conceiving many
  children allowed one to achieve the highest
  heaven. Many Mormons settled in Utah during the
  1800s. Utah banned polygamy to gain entry to the
  US in 1896. However, outlawing the practice did
  not end it polygamy continued. Although Utah
  jailed polygamists until the 1950s, tolerance for
  the practice grew, and polygamists were left
  alone during the second half of the 20th century.
  Today, an estimated 100,000 people live in
  polygamous families, and conversions and a high
  birth rate continue to increase those numbers.
  Polygamys defenders argue not only that the
  practice is part of Utahs history, but also that
  it represents just another lifestyle choice no
  different from other non-traditional households
  like same-sex marriages or single-parent homes.

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Where are the details?

• In the 1840s, Mormon founder Joseph Smith liked
  polygamy because he believed that conceiving many
  children allowed one to achieve the highest
  heaven. Many Mormons settled in Utah during the
  1800s. Utah banned polygamy to gain entry to the
  US in 1896. However, outlawing the practice did
  not end it polygamy continued. Although Utah
  jailed polygamists until the 1950s, tolerance for
  the practice grew, and polygamists were left
  alone during the second half of the 20th century.
  Today, an estimated 100,000 people live in
  polygamous families, and conversions and a high
  birth rate continue to increase those numbers.
  Polygamys defenders argue not only that the
  practice is part of Utahs history, but also that
  it represents just another lifestyle choice no
  different from other non-traditional households
  like same-sex marriages or single-parent homes.

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Where are the major details?

• In the 1840s, Mormon founder Joseph Smith liked
  polygamy because he believed that conceiving many
  children allowed one to achieve the highest
  heaven. Many Mormons settled in Utah during the
  1800s. Utah banned polygamy to gain entry to the
  US in 1896. However, outlawing the practice did
  not end it polygamy continued. Although Utah
  jailed polygamists until the 1950s, tolerance for
  the practice grew, and polygamists were left
  alone during the second half of the 20th century.
  Today, an estimated 100,000 people live in
  polygamous families, and conversions and a high
  birth rate continue to increase those numbers.
  Polygamys defenders argue not only that the
  practice is part of Utahs history, but also that
  it represents just another lifestyle choice no
  different from other non-traditional households
  like same-sex marriages or single-parent homes.

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Where are the minor details?

• In the 1840s, Mormon founder Joseph Smith liked
  polygamy because he believed that conceiving many
  children allowed one to achieve the highest
  heaven. Many Mormons settled in Utah during the
  1800s. Utah banned polygamy to gain entry to the
  US in 1896. However, outlawing the practice did
  not end it polygamy continued. Although Utah
  jailed polygamists until the 1950s, tolerance for
  the practice grew, and polygamists were left
  alone during the second half of the 20th century.
  Today, an estimated 100,000 people live in
  polygamous families, and conversions and a high
  birth rate continue to increase those numbers.
  Polygamys defenders argue not only that the
  practice is part of Utahs history, but also that
  it represents just another lifestyle choice no
  different from other non-traditional households
  like same-sex marriages or single-parent homes.

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Where is the main idea?

• Drinking or bathing in chlorinated water may
  increase your risk of bladder cancer, says a new
  study. Chlorine is not harmful its byproducts
  increase the risk of cancer.
• Methane is the risky by-product, and it can be
  absorbed into the body through the skin or by
  inhalation. It isnt detoxified through the
  liver.
• Use of swimming pools increased risk by 57
  percent and people who drank chlorinated water
  held a 35 percent greater risk. Taking long
  showers and bathing also increases the risk.
• 67,000 cases of bladder cancer are expected in
  2007, and 13,000 deaths, according to the
  American Cancer Society.
• There are significant public health implications
  in preventing exposure to these water
  contaminants.

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Which words are repeated?

• Drinking or bathing in chlorinated water may
  increase your risk of bladder cancer, says a new
  study. Chlorine is not harmful its byproducts
  increase the risk of cancer.
• Methane is the dangerous by-product, absorbed
  into the body through the skin or by inhalation.
  It isnt detoxified through the liver and can
  lead to cancer.
• Use of swimming pools increased risk by 57
  percent and people who drank chlorinated water
  held a 35 percent greater danger. Taking long
  showers and bathing also increases the risk.
• 67,000 cases of bladder cancer are expected in
  2007, and 13,000 deaths, according to the
  American Cancer Society.
• There are significant public health implications
  in preventing exposure to these dangerous water
  contaminants.

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What are the factual details?

• Drinking or bathing in chlorinated water may
  increase your risk of bladder cancer, says a new
  study. Chlorine is not harmful its byproducts
  increase the risk of cancer.
• Methane is the risky by-product, and it can be
  absorbed into the body through the skin or by
  inhalation. It isnt detoxified through the
  liver.
• Use of swimming pools increased risk by 57
  percent and people who drank chlorinated water
  held a 35 percent greater risk. Taking long
  showers and bathing also increases the risk.
• 67,000 cases of bladder cancer are expected in
  2007, and 13,000 deaths, according to the
  American Cancer Society.
• There are significant public health implications
  in preventing exposure to these water
  contaminants.

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Details in Review

• When you take notes from texts,
• List the details on separate lines.
• Shorten or paraphrase the details.
• Both make it easier for you to learn and remember
  the material.

• Main ideas are general.
• Details are specific.
• Examples are always details.
• Number the details in textbook paragraphs.
• Dont underline or highlight them.