Week 4, Day 2 February 12, 2014

• Please place your homework assignment on the front

desk and get into your literature circles.

• Supporting details are reasons, examples,

facts, steps, or other kinds of evidence that

explain a main idea.

• “I know why I don’t lose weight. Eating big meals and lots of

snacks makes me happy. Drinking beer makes me happy. Not

exercising makes me happy.”

• In this cartoon, the main idea is: “I know why I don’t lose weight.

• The supporting details are: big meals, snacks, beer, and not

exercising. The joke is that these supporting details may make him

happy, but they don’t make him healthy.

• I have raised many dogs over the years, and my love for

dogs has grown more and more with each one. My dogs

are part of my family; I am their mom and they are my

children. When I call for my dogs, I say, “boys come see

mommy.” My daughter thinks of them as her brothers.

She has learned the love of dogs through my love of

dogs. Being an only child, having dogs has given her

friends or I guess brothers, to play with. With the love of

dogs there is also some heartbreak. Dogs do not

normally live as long as we do. I have watched three of

my dogs take their last breath. I will continue to have

dogs for as long as I can. They make my life happier.

• Major details explain and develop the main idea.

• Minor details help fill out the major details and make

them clear.

• Let’s look at the “Dog” paragraph again.

• I have raised many dogs over the years, and my love for

dogs has grown more and more with each one. My dogs

are part of my family. I am their mom and they are my

children. When I call for my dogs, I say, “boys come see

mommy.” My daughter thinks of them as her brothers.

She has learned the love of dogs through my love of

dogs. Being an only child, having dogs has given her

friends or I guess brothers, to play with. With the love of

dogs there is also some heartbreak. Dogs do not

normally live as long as we do. I have watched three of

my dogs take their last breath. I will continue to have

dogs for as long as I can. They make my life happier.

• I have many hobbies but the one I enjoy the most is

dancing. I started dancing when I was a little girl. When

my mom discovered how much I enjoyed it, she enrolled

me in dance classes. I took jazz, ballet, hip-hop and tap

lessons. By the time I got to high school my interests in

dance changed. I started taking hip-hop lessons and

really enjoyed it. In my twenties, I returned back to the

one dance I really loved as a child – ballet. I have been

taking lessons for several years, and am know part of a

dance company.

• What are the three major details?

• Which minor details go under the major details?

• You will be assigned a main idea. You will need to come up with 3-4 major supporting details.

• Group 1: There are several good reasons for attending Porterville College.

• Group 2: This is definitely a music lover’s room.

• Group 3: Family camping is a lot of fun, but also a lot of work.

• Group 4: Moving out of your parent’s home can be a challenge.

• Group 5: There are several steps needed in order to plan a successful party.

• Group 6: My sister gave me some good advice on how I should propose marriage to my girlfriend.

• Outlining is one of my favorite ways of preparing

notes to review on a quiz or test.

• Outlining helps you understand and see clearly

the relationship between a main idea and its

supporting details.

• Outlining is a useful note-taking strategy.

• Outlines begin with the main idea, followed by supporting details.