IC: Chapter 5 & 6 R: Chapter 5 © 2008 PEARSON EDUCATION, INC., PUBLISHING AS LONGMAN PUBLISHERS Topics, Main Ideas, & Supporting Details

AFTER THIS PRESENTATION YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:  What is the difference between a topic and a main idea?  What are the functions of major and minor supporting details?  What is the connection between reading and writing?

WHAT IS A TOPIC?  Similar to a title  General term, rather than specific  Unifies details within a paragraph.

TOPICS ARE USUALLY MORE GENERAL THAN SPECIFIC  General: Emotions  Specific: Love, embarrassment, anger  General: House building materials  Specific: Lumber, bricks, wall board

WHAT CHOICE BEST DESCRIBES THE GROUPING? 1. For money, for experience, to meet people a. Reasons to attend a party b. Reasons to get a part-time job c. Reasons to pay for loans d. Reasons to date

2. Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury a. Asteroids b. Solar systems c. Galaxies d. Planets

PRACTICE Google: WISC Online Topics Select the first link: Identifying the topic Practice IC: pg. 148

WHAT IS A MAIN IDEA?  Central message  Condenses thoughts & details into a general statement  All inclusive (has the topic within)

LABELS FOR MAIN IDEA MMain point CCentral point GGist CControlling idea CCentral thought TThesis

SUPPORTING DETAILS  Support, develop, & explain a main idea  Details can include:  Reasons  Incidents  Facts  Examples  Steps  Definitions

MAJOR & MINOR DETAILS Major Main Support ideas Explain Describe [supports the main idea] Minor Major Support Details Explain Describe [supports the major details]

USE QUESTIONS TO FIND THE MAIN IDEA 1. Determine the topic. Who or what is this reading about? 2. Identify details. What are the major supporting details? 3. Find the main idea. What is the message the author is trying to convey about the topic?

THE READING & WRITING CONNECTION  Topic/ Subject  Main Idea Sentence  Supporting Details  Topic  Thesis Statement  Textual Support

WRITE A 3 TOPIC SENTENCES, 1 PARAGRAPH. 1. Should suicide be legal under certain circumstances? 2. Who deserves college scholarships? 3. Why do children need parental supervision when watching the internet? 4. Why are baseball games fun to watch? 5. Is space exploration valuable or a waste of time? 6. Does the news coverage of presidential campaigns unfairly influence voters?

IMPLIED MAIN IDEAS

JIGSAW- WHAT IS THIS AND GIVE EXAMPLES?  Supporting details  Transitions  Implied Main Ideas IC: pg. 172

IMPLIED MAIN IDEAS  Are main ideas that are not directly stated.  Recognize the details to identify the main idea.  You will have to compose the main idea sentence yourself from clues.

IC: PG. 189 UNSTATED/IMPLIED MAIN IDEAS  Details combine to make a point, but the main idea is not directly stated.  The main idea is hinted at or implied.  This happens often in narrative, media, movies, and photographs. What is implied by this image?

SUMMARY POINTS  What is the difference between a topic and a main idea?  What are the strategies for finding stated and unstated/implied main ideas?  What are the functions of major and minor supporting details?

NARRATIVE ESSAY OUTLINE  Reflections pg. 124 Brainstorm a personal story you could tell.

NARROW YOUR TOPIC  Use branching  Ask questions: Why? How? What? Topic 1 Topic 2 Topic 3 Thesis