1. © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman Chapter 5: Supporting Details “Popular Culture” PowerPoint by JoAnn Yaworski and Randall McClure, 2004 Joining a Community of Readers, 3/e Roberta Alexander & Jan Lombardi

2. © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman In this chapter, you will learn how to do the following:  recognize supporting details in sentences  recognize supporting details in paragraphs  recognize the difference between supporting details and the main idea  find unstated main ideas  arrange the main idea or thesis and supporting details into an outline form

3. © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman Recognizing Supporting Details in Sentences & Paragraphs Details  Examples  Facts  Reasons  Descriptions Facts  Statistics  Events  Dates  Lists

4. © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman Main Ideas and Supporting Details  The main idea of a paragraph or essay is a broad or general statement.  The details that support it are specifics.  The details add more information about the main idea.

5. © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman Finding Unstated Main Ideas  Recognize the supporting details in a reading.  Based on those details, decide what the main idea is for the passage.

6. © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman Outlining  Identify the topic.  Identify the main idea.  List the supporting points for the main idea.  Use Roman numerals to signal broad categories.  Use capital letters to indicate supporting details under those categories.

7. © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman “Violence and Video Games May Be a Volatile Mix” by Jenn Laidman  Read the article “Violence and Video Games May Be a Volatile Mix” in Chapter 5.  Why are the parents of the three girls killed in Paducah, Ky., suing the makers of violent video games?  Why does the military use video games for training purposes?

8. © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman “The Reality of the Digital World” by Marley Peifer  Read the article “The Reality of the Digital World” in Chapter 5.  Why do children who play video games become less social?  What are the author’s main arguments against video games?

9. © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman “Advertisement: How the Industry Hits Its Target”  Read the article “Advertisement: How the Industry Hits Its Target” in Chapter 5.  According to this article, who specifically is being targeted by the advertisement industry?  How does this industry adapt their approach to reach this audience?

10. © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman “Teen Girl Magazines: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful” by E.M. Alexander  Read the selection “Teen Girl Magazines” in Chapter 5.  Why do these magazines appeal so much to young women?  Why does the author say that American girls are left to fend for themselves during the stage between childhood and womanhood?

11. © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman “Diana: The People’s Princess” by Kelly Mayhew  Read the article “Diana: The People’s Princess” in Chapter 5.  Why was Princess Diana a particularly potent fairytale?  What is a “collective fantasy”?  Why did the people love Princess Diana even when she spent so much money on clothes while many people were struggling to earn a living?

12. © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman “Some Day My Prince Will Come” by K. Mayhew and E.M. Alexander  Read the article “Some Day My Prince Will Come” in Chapter 5.  What is the plot of most fairytales?  Why do fairytales continue to attract our attention?

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