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Identify all parts in Prompt 4 (AKA Embedded Assessment 2) (pg. 48)

WARM UP: IDENTIFY ALL PARTS IN PROMPT 4

(AKA EMBEDDED ASSESSMENT 2) (PG. 48)

Grab a red book for today.

SSR- No journal today!

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WHAT ARE SUPPORTING DETAILS?

- Reasons, examples, facts, steps, or other kinds of evidence that explain a main idea

A PARAGRAPH WITH STRONG SUPPORT

- Read the paragraph at the top of page 104 in your Ten Steps book. Then, write the three supporting details below:

- Supporting Detail #1: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

- Supporting Detail #2: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

- Supporting Detail #3: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

UNDERSTANDING MAJOR AND MINOR DETAILS

- There are two levels of supporting details: Major and Minor

- Major Details: explain and develop the main idea-Minor Details: fill out and make clear the major details

OUTLINING- Preparing an outline of a passage

will help you understand and see clearly the relationship between a main idea and its supporting details

- Outlines start with a main idea- Next comes major supporting

details- If necessary, you might add in

minor supporting details

OUTLINING TIPS1. Look for words that tell you a list of details is

coming.

LIST WORDSSeveral kinds of various causes

a few reasons a number of

A series of three factorsfour steps among the results

Several advantages

MORE OUTLINING TIPS2. Look for words that signal major details.

ADDITION WORDSOne first of all in addition Also furthermore first

next last of all second another Moreover

finally

MORE OUTLINING TIPS3. When making an outline, put all supporting details of equal

importance at the same distance from the left margin.

EXAMPLE OUTLINE:

Main Idea

Major Detail

Minor Detail

Minor Detail

Major Detail

Minor Detail

Minor Detail

Major Detail

MAPPING- Maps, or diagrams, are highly visual

outlines in which circles, boxes, or other shapes show the relationships between main ideas and supporting details.

- Each major detail is connected to the main idea.

- Each minor detail is connected to a major detail.

EXAMPLE MAP

MAIN IDEA

MAJOR DETAIL

MAJOR DETAI

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Minor

Detail

MinorDetail

PRACTICE TIME!