Chap 4 Details

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2004 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers

The Effective Reader(Updated Edition)

by D. J. Henry

Chapter 4:Supporting Details

PowerPoint Presentationby Gretchen Starks-Martin

St. Cloud State University, MN


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Supporting DetailsSupporting details explain, develop,

support, and illustrate the main idea.

A major detail directly explains,develops, illustrates, or supports the

main idea.

A minor detail explains, develops,illustrates, or supports a major detail.


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Find a major detail.Porpoises and dolphins are so similar in general

appearance that many people mistake one for the other.

However, they possess distinct differences. One difference is

their shape. Porpoises are smaller and plumper than dolphins,which have long, streamlined bodies. In addition, the porpoise

has a rounded head and a blunt snout in contrast to the

dolphins beak-like nose. A second difference can be seen in

their sizes. Porpoises rarely grow to be more than six feet in

length or weigh more than 300 pounds. In contrast, dolphins

can be four to twenty-six feet long and weigh from 70

to 1,500 pounds.


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Find a major detail.Porpoises and dolphins are so similar in general



their shape. Porpoises are smaller and plumper thandolphins, which have long, streamlined bodies. In addition, the

porpoise has a rounded head and a blunt snout in contrast to

the dolphins beak-like nose. A second difference can be

seen in their sizes. Porpoises rarely grow to be more than six

feet in length or weigh more than 300 pounds. In contrast,

dolphins can be four to twenty-six feet long and weigh from 70

to 1,500 pounds.


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Find a minor detail.Porpoises and dolphins are so similar in general



their shape. Porpoises are smaller and plumper than dolphins,which have long, streamlined bodies. In addition, the porpoise

has a rounded head and a blunt snout in contrast to the

dolphins beak-like nose. A second difference can be seen in

their sizes. Porpoises rarely grow to be more than six feet in

length or weigh more than 300 pounds. In contrast, dolphins

can be four to twenty-six feet long and weigh from 70

to 1,500 pounds.


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Find a minor detail.Porpoises and dolphins are so similar in general



their shape. Porpoises are smaller and plumper thandolphins, which have long, streamlined bodies. In

addition, the porpoise has a rounded head and a blunt

snout in contrast to the dolphins beak-like nose. A

second difference can be seen in their sizes. Porpoises

rarely grow to be more than six feet in length or weigh

more than 300 pounds. In contrast, dolphins can be four

to twenty-six feet long and weigh from 70 to 1,500

pounds.


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Creating A Summary

from Annotations

A summary is a brief, clearrestatement of the most important

points of a paragraph or passage.

To create summary, annotate, or mark,your text during reading.



Chapter-End Questions

in a TextbookIf provided, chapter-end questions help

you identify and remember the most

important points.Some students look at the chapter-end

questions before they read as a guide

to their reading.



Chapter ReviewSupporting details explain, develop, and

illustrate a main idea.

To locate supporting details, an effectivereader turns the main idea into a question.

A major detail directly explains, develops, or

illustrates the main idea.

A minor detail explains, develops, or

illustrates the major detail.



Chapter Review In a paragraph or passage, ideas usually

flow from general to specific.

A summary is a brief, clear restatement ofthe most important points of a paragraph orpassage.

To paraphrase means to restate the ideas in

your own words. To create a summary, you can annotate or

mark your text during reading by underliningmain ideas and important supporting details.



PracticeComplete the Applications,

Review Tests, and MasteryTests for Chapter 4 in your

book.* Remember to complete your scorecard

for the Review Tests in this chapter.

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