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MATISH
 What is the word?

What is the word?

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MAIN IDEA
 What is the word?

What is the
word?
Topaz – az
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TOPIC
 What is the
What is the word?

word?
Supporter–er+ingenious-enious
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Supporting
Detail
Main Idea
Topic
Supporting Details
•Major Supporting
Details
•Minor Supporting
Details
 LET’S TRY TO ANALYZE!
Read the selection below and
identify the topic, main idea
and the supporting details.
Try to look for the major and
minor supporting details
 Being a celebrity is often difficult. First of all,
celebrities have to look almost perfect all the time. There’s
always a photographer ready to take an unflattering
picture of a famous person looking dumpy in old clothes.
Celebrities also sacrifice their private lives. Their personal
struggles, divorces, or family tragedies all end up as front-
page news. Last, and most frightening of all, celebrities are
in constant danger of wrong kind of attention.
Threatening letters and even physical attacks from crazy
fans are things a celebrity must contend with.
 Being acelebrity
celebrity is often difficult. First of all,
celebrities have to look almost perfect all the time.
There’s always a photographer ready to take an
unflattering picture of a famous person looking dumpy in
old clothes. Celebrities also
also sacrifice
sacrifice their
their private
private lives.
Their personal struggles, divorces, or family tragedies all
end up as front-page news. Last, and most frightening of
all, celebrities are in constant danger of wrong kind of
attention. Threatening letters and even physical attacks
from crazy fans are things a celebrity must contend with.
 TOPIC
of the Paragraph
- expresses the main idea of the
paragraph in which it
occurs.
- It is broad
- The general theme or
message; “Subject”
MAIN IDEA
It is the “Key concept”
being expressed
 Supporting
Details
- explain, develop, support,
and illustrate the main idea.
Major Supporting Details
Offers primary support to
the main idea.

Minor Supporting Details

Offers more
explanation of the major
detail.
 S T R Y
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Porpoise 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 dolphin’s beak-like
nose. A second difference can be seen in their sizes. Porpoises
have 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.
 TOPIC Major S.D

Porpoise and dolphins are so similar in general appearance that ma

ny people mistake one for the other. However, they possess dis

tinct differences.
distinct differences. One difference
One difference is their
is their shape. shape. ar
Porpoises
e smaller and plumper than dolphins, which have long, streamline
d bodies. In addition, the porpoise has a rounded head and a blunt
snout in contrast to the dolphin’s beak-like nose.
A second difference can be seen in their sizes. Porpoises have rarel
y grow to be more than six feet in length or weigh more than 300 p
ounds. In contrast, dolphins can be four to twenty-six feet long and
weigh from 70 to 1,500 pounds.
 Why is
this topic
necessary
?
ASSESSMENT TIME!
Directions: Each point belo
w is followed by three stateme
nts that provide relevant, on-t
arget support and three that d
o not. In the spaces, write the
letters of the three relevant st
atement of support.
 Point: Drinking coffee can be bad for people.
A.Some people don’t like the taste of decaffeinated coffees.
B.Coffee in the evening can interfere with sleep at night.
C.As addictions go, coffee is less dangerous than tobacco.
D.Too much coffee can cause the hands to shake.
E.Drinking too much coffee can lead to a faster heartbeat
and light headedness.
•Most coffees cost fewer than five dollars as pound.
Items that logically supports
BCE
the point:_______________
Assignment:
Here are ten topics. See if you can write main ideas
about and five of them. Put your topic sentence on the
space provided.
Example: My senior business teacher, Mrs. Jocelyn
Teacher Almenanza was the best teacher I ever had.

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TOPIC TOPIC SENTENCES