1. Finding Supporting Details
Week 06 Chapter 05 – pg. 48
Finding Supporting Details
ESL Reading

2. Finding Supporting Details
Week 06
Chapter 05
Finding Supporting Details

3. Supporting Details
Writers usually provide details and examples to support their ideas and opinions. Details give more information about what the author wants to explain.
Finding these supporting details will help you understand the writer’s ideas.

4. Supporting details help explain the main idea
A SUPPORTING DETAIL can be:
MAIN IDEA
A FACT
A DESCRIPTION
A QUOTATION
AN EXAMPLE
AN ANECDOTE
Supporting details help explain the main idea

5. Some Helpful Hints for finding SUPPORTING DETAILS:
Find the MAIN IDEA
Details sometimes follow transition words
Look for words like: FIRST, SECOND, NEXT, THEN, ALSO, AND, FINALLY…

6. Lets Go!!!!!

7. What are the Supporting Details?
What is the Main Idea?
What are the Supporting Details?
The way Dinah washed her children’s faces was this: first she held the poor thing down by its ear with one paw, and then with the other paw she rubbed its face all over, the wrong way, beginning at the nose: and just now, as I said, she was hard at work on the white kitten, which was lying quite still and trying to purr— no doubt feeling that it was all meant for its good. Alice Through The Looking Glass

8. What are the Supporting Details?
What is the Main Idea?
What are the Supporting Details?
The way Dinah washed her children’s faces was this: first she held the poor thing down by its ear with one paw, and then with the other paw she rubbed its face all over, the wrong way, beginning at the nose: and just now, as I said, she was hard at work on the white kitten, which was lying quite still and trying to purr— no doubt feeling that it was all meant for its good. Alice Through The Looking Glass

9. What are the Supporting Details?
What is the Main Idea?
What are the Supporting Details?
People in my family love our dog, Punch. However, I have several reasons for wanting to get rid of Punch. First of all, he knows I don’t like him. Sometimes he gives me an evil look and curls his top lip back to show me his teeth. The message is clearly, “Someday I’m going to bite you.” Another reason to get rid of Punch is he sheds everywhere. Every surface in our house is covered with Punch’s hair. I spend more time brushing it off my clothes than I do mowing the lawn. Last of all, Punch is an early riser, while (on weekends) I am not. He will start barking and whining to go outside at 7 a.m., and it’s my job to take care of him.

10. What are the Supporting Details?
What is the Main Idea?
What are the Supporting Details?
People in my family love our dog, Punch. However, I have several reasons for wanting to get rid of Punch. First of all, he knows I don’t like him. Sometimes he gives me an evil look and curls his top lip back to show me his teeth. The message is clearly, “Someday I’m going to bite you.” Another reason to get rid of Punch is he sheds everywhere. Every surface in our house is covered with Punch’s hair. I spend more time brushing it off my clothes than I do mowing the lawn. Last of all, Punch is an early riser, while (on weekends) I am not. He will start barking and whining to go outside at 7 a.m., and it’s my job to take care of him.

12. Conclusion Details and examples support writer’s ideas and opinions
This helps you understand the writer’s ideas
Details are : Facts, Descriptions, Quotes, Examples and Anecdotes

13. Optional Activity
Form a group and create 3 “supporting sentences” for each of the following statements.
First 3 groups to finish, will get a reward.
Example: I believe I am a good student
Supporting details: First of all, I always complete my homework on time. Second, I always get “A”s. Finally, I received a scholarship this semester.

14. Optional Activity Statements
Create supporting sentences for the statements
1. It is difficult to find a good job in Korea.
2. The younger generation is better with technology.
3. SNS and Social Media causes many problems.
4. Shopping online is better than going to a mall.
5. E-learning online is more effective than in class.
6. SWU should provide more resources for students.

15. Checklist
Homework Deadline - April 19th - extra credit for early of regular submission
Review this PPT on Blackboard
Focus on pgs in the Reading book
Understand vocabulary on pg. 50