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The fastest way to fail a course is to…
Skip homeworkDon’t do lab workMiss more than 3 classesWaste time in class.Get on the instructor’s nerves
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Chapter 3: Thesis, Main Ideas,
Supporting Details, & Transitions
Good leaders accept no excuses, but demonstrate that we all have the power to fix what is broken.
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In this chapter you will learn how to:
Identify the thesis of a reading assignment.
Distinguish main ideas and supporting details.
Recognize transitions that writers use to link ideas together.
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Identifying theTopic
The topic is what the entire reading selection is about; it is the subject of the reading selection.
It is the word or phrase most often referred to in the paragraph.
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Topics
Video gaming19th c. poetsEdgar Allen PoePresidents of the
U.S.
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Main Ideas
Main IdeaDetail
– Detail– Detail
DetailDetail
– Detail– Detail
A paragraph is a group of related sentences that express a single idea about a single topic—the main idea.
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Main Idea
A main idea is the author’s most important point. It is
• A broad, general statement• A complete sentence• Stated or implied
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The Topic Sentence
The topic sentence is the
one sentence that
expresses the main idea.
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How to Find the Main Idea
Preview, then read.
1.Ask who or what is this about to find the TOPIC (subject)
2.Ask: What was the author’s point about this topic? Summarize it in your own words.
3.Look for a sentence that states this idea. (Or perhaps, two sentences.)
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The Topic Sentence First
The author first states his or her main point and then explains it.
Main Point DetailDetailDetail
Most common
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Topic Sentence Last
The author leads up to the main point and then directly states it at the end.
DetailDetailDetail
Main Point
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Topic Sentence in the Middle
Some details lead up to or introduce the main idea while others follow the main idea to further explain or describe it.
DetailDetail
Main PointDetailDetail
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Topic Sentence First & Last
Writers may emphasize an important idea at the beginning and then again at the end. Or, the first and last sentence together express the paragraph’s main point. Main Point
DetailDetailDetailDetail
Main Point
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Check your Answer
Ask: Do all of the sentences in the paragraph tell me more about the topic sentence?
If yes- You’ve got the right one.If no- Go back and find another
sentenceMain ideas: Broad enough to cover all
the supporting details in the paragraph.
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Group Practice
Pp 44 – 47: par. #1- #10
– Circle the topic– Underline the topic sentence
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U-Review
1. What is a topic?2. What is a main idea?3. What is a topic sentence?4. What is the first step in finding the
main idea?5. How do you “check” your answer?
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Recognizing Supporting Details
Supporting details are those facts and ideas that prove or explain the main idea of a paragraph. – Identify the main idea.
– List supporting points for the main idea.
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Major and Minor details
Main ideas
Major Details (explain or prove the main idea)
Minor details (explain or prove the major details)
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Practice
Par. 1-5 pp. 61 -62Circle topicIdentify the main idea (….. )Underline major details
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Transitions
Transitions are words or phrases that help the reader see relationships between ideas.
Transitions often signal the major supporting details.
They also introduce minor details, such as examples.
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Common Transitions
Time-Sequence—first, later, nextExample— for instance, such asEnumeration (Listing)— first, second,
third, next, finallyContinuation(Addition)— also, in additionContrast— however, in contrastComparison— similarly, likeCause-Effect— because, therefore
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U-Review
1. What is the job of supporting details?
2. What are major details?3. What are minor details?4. What are transitions, and how do
they help readers?
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Concept Mapping
MAIN IDEA
MAJOR DETAIL 1 MAJOR DETAIL 2
MINOR DETAIL 1 MINOR DETAIL 1
MINOR DETAIL 2 MINOR DETAIL 2
MINOR DETAIL 3 MINOR DETAIL 3
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Relationships…(finish main idea)
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Minor detail Minor detail Minor detail
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Finding the Implied Main Idea
1. Identify the topic.2. Look at the major supporting details.
What are they implying about the topic?
3. Express this idea in your own words.4. Look for an answer choice.
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Making an Implied Main Idea
Say: “The major details are telling me that (topic)…..”
Ex: Severe punishment may have negative effects on children.
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Practices
Pp. 50 -53Paragraphs A,B, C
Pp.55-57Para. A,B, C, D
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Match the Terms
1. main idea2. Thesis3. Major details4. Minor details5. Topic6. Topic sentence
a. Explain the main ideab. Subjectc. The most general & important idea of the
paragraphd. States the main ideae. Main idea of a long selectionf. Explain the major details
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