This tutorial focuses on supporting details using a video of a paragraph from a book showing the topic sentence and two strong, reliable, supporting details. This is followed by a slideshow that stresses the need for variety in the types...

This lesson focuses on supporting materials including types of supporting materials and how to effectively incorporate them into your presentation. W.9-10.2b Strong Support, W.11-12.2b Topic/support/aud

This slideshow focuses on adding details to a paragraph. It covers ways to add details, primary and secondary support points, a flow chart organizer, moving from the topic sentence to a final essay, and strategies for generating and...

Links to 44 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard SL.3.2: Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually,...

To understand a text, you must understand the central idea of the story. Learn how to recognize the central idea and supporting details with this article. Click the links at bottom right.

This Center for Urban Education resource provides a downloadable graphic organizer for students to use when analyzing the evidence that authors use to support a claim. RI.9-10.5 ideas/claims developed. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.8

A learning module that begins with "Behind Bars, Vets with PTSD Face a New War Zone With Little Support" by Quil Lawrence, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed...

A learning module with thirty links to texts, slide shows, videos, and images that teach about finding the main idea and supporting details in a written passage.

See an example of how to determine the main ideas and supporting details of a story.

What kinds of evidence best support the points you make in a paper? Where can you find the evidence you need? This handout answers all these questions and more, including the difference between primary and secondary sources. You'll also...

The thymus gland is responsible for the production of T-lymphocytes. Although cancer in this gland is rare, it can affect people of any age. This comprehensive site delves into symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of this rare form of cancer.

This video and tutorial is for parents and teachers. As parents, we know there are consequences for our actions. But children develop their decision-making skills over time. Learn how to support your child's problem solving and...

A brief, yet detailed explanation of breathing and od the proper support needed for singing.

For this lesson plan, learners address the impact of unsustainable fishing practices.

Begin practicing skills that will help identify the central idea and details while reading literary nonfiction.

A series of six screencast lessons explaining the process of argumentative writing. The first [4 min. 22 sec.] focuses on overall structure and purpose. The second [6 mins, 18 secs] explains how to state a claim. The third [6 min. 3...

Reading comprehension terms (nonfiction) are included on this test. This test assesses the following words: topic, main idea, supporting details, summarizing, conclusion, point of view, author's perspective, author's purpose, details,...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will create a leaflet that will persuade classmates to read the book Holes, a young adult book written by Louis Sachar. These rubric resources will used for peer assessments and self-assessments.

An interactive quiz with four short passages and thirteen multiple choice and extended response questions focusing on main ideas and supporting details. Students can access all passages and questions without an account, but a free...

Strengthen understanding of how different types of scientific evidence support the theory of evolution, including direct observation, fossils, DNA, biogeography, and comparative anatomy and embryology.

Terms associated with main idea are included on this assessment. This test assesses the following text feature terms: central idea, main idea, details, supporting details, summarizing, interesting detail, conclusion, topic, subject, and...

Terms related to main idea are included in this review "Match" game. Questions are provided for the following words: central idea, main idea, conclusion, infer, inferences, interesting detail, subject, summarizing, and supporting detail....

This entry focuses on the rules for comma use including listing the uses, explaining the rules, and providing detailed examples.

This entry provides the rules and examples for various misplaced modifiers including where they belong; changes of meaning; misplaced single words, phrases, and clauses; dangling modifiers and squinting modifiers.