1. Main Idea and Details

2. Main Idea - The umbrella that covers all of the story

3. Main Idea and Details Main Idea - The umbrella that covers all of the story Supporting Details - The “legs” that hold up the umbrella. The details that explain the main idea.

4. Main Idea and Details Main Idea - The umbrella that covers all of the story Supporting Details - The “legs” that hold up the umbrella. The details that explain the main idea. Watch out for details that are NOT NEEDED!

5. Sparky as a Puppy We had a lot to learn about puppies when we first got Sparky. We had our last dog, Farnsworth, for a long time. Farnsworth was an old dog when we got him. He disappeared and, after several months, we decided we wanted another dog. We got Sparky when she was 6 weeks old. Sparky chewed on everything she could fit her teeth around. She drug up junk into our yard. Sparky also dug in my flower beds. Farnsworth was a boy and Sparky is a girl. We did not realize how different puppies were!

6. Sparky as a Puppy We had a lot to learn about puppies when we first got Sparky. We had our last dog, Farnsworth, for a long time. Farnsworth was an old dog when we got him. He disappeared and, after several months, we decided we wanted another dog. We got Sparky when she was 6 weeks old. Sparky chewed on everything she could fit her teeth around. She drug up junk into our yard. Sparky also dug in my flower beds. Farnsworth was a boy and Sparky is a girl. We did not realize how different puppies were!

7. Sparky as a Puppy We had a lot to learn about puppies when we first got Sparky. We had our last dog, Farnsworth, for a long time. Farnsworth was an old dog when we got him. He disappeared and, after several months, we decided we wanted another dog. We got Sparky when she was 6 weeks old. Sparky chewed on everything she could fit her teeth around. She drug up junk into our yard. Sparky also dug in my flower beds. Farnsworth was a boy and Sparky is a girl. We did not realize how different puppies were!

8. Sparky as a Puppy We had a lot to learn about puppies when we first got Sparky. We had our last dog, Farnsworth, for a long time. Farnsworth was an old dog when we got him. He disappeared and, after several months, we decided we wanted another dog. We got Sparky when she was 6 weeks old. Sparky chewed on everything she could fit her teeth around. She drug up junk into our yard. Sparky also dug in my flower beds. Farnsworth was a boy and Sparky is a girl. We did not realize how different puppies were!

9. Sparky as a Puppy We had a lot to learn about puppies when we first got Sparky. We had our last dog, Farnsworth, for a long time. Farnsworth was an old dog when we got him. He disappeared and, after several months, we decided we wanted another dog. We got Sparky when she was 6 weeks old. Sparky chewed on everything she could fit her teeth around. She drug up junk into our yard. Sparky also dug in my flower beds. Farnsworth was a boy and Sparky is a girl. We did not realize how different puppies were!

10. Sparky as a Puppy We had a lot to learn about puppies when we first got Sparky. We had our last dog, Farnsworth, for a long time. Farnsworth was an old dog when we got him. He disappeared and, after several months, we decided we wanted another dog. We got Sparky when she was 6 weeks old. Sparky chewed on everything she could fit her teeth around. She drug up junk into our yard. Sparky also dug in my flower beds. Farnsworth was a boy and Sparky is a girl. We did not realize how different puppies were!