supportingdetails-120930165313-phpapp01.pptx - SUPPORTING...

SUPPORTING DETAILS
Karen Y Silvestri, Instructor

Recall
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A topic sentence consists of:
Main Idea Specific
Impression
Raise I deserve one.

I deserve a raise.
This is your MAIN POINT,
your TOPIC
SENTENCE.

WHY do you deserve a raise?

Without supporting details ,
you state the main point,
but you don’t make the
main point!

How do you add supporting details?

Examples that show

Facts that explain

Evidence that proves

Good Support:

SHOWS: it provides visual details using
sensory imagery

EXPLAINS: it offers specific examples

PROVES: it provides specific evidence
from outside sources

Primary support points: the
major ideas that back up
your main point.
Secondary support points:
details to back up your primary
support.
What are some supporting details you can think of for why you deserve a raise?

Main Idea
Primary Support Detail
Primary Support Detail
Primary Support Detail
I deserve a raise.
Attendance
Experience
Hard Working
Preparing a flowchart like this one can help you to organize your thoughts.

Adding Secondary Support

Now that you have chosen your PRIMARY
supports, you need to add supporting
details for your supporting details ! (no
groaning!)

You add secondary support by providing
additional examples and illustrations to
back up your primary support.