I.M.I
Name opposite of implied main idea
Stated main idea
How many types of supporting details are there in a paragraph?
Two
When Kiki got a tiny cut on her pinky finger, she got all melodramatic and began sobbing and demanding a doctor
overemotional
The implied main idea is not stated...
In a sentence.
Another name for stated main idea
Topic sentence
Name the types of supporting details?
Major and Minor
"Everyday my roommate blast music while Im sleeping. He doesn't know how to clean up and he has bad odor. Im tired of this. Im going to talk to the RA tomorrow about..."
Speaker wants a new roommate.
The lady decided that it was tea time and so, by jingling a tiny silver bell, she beckoned her servants to attend.
Attract the attention of or summon someone by making a gesture
How do you find the implied main idea? You look for.....
Supporting Details
When beginning to read a paragraph, what's the first thing to identify?
The topic
What do minor details support?
Major details
With the field torn up by the players’ cleats, and the cold rain falling in waves, conditions on the playing field were dismal.
depressing; dreary.
The popular cultural dance in Bermuda.
Gombey
There are more of these per square mile in Bermuda than any other country in the world.
Golf courses
What do major details support?
The main idea
Bermuda was formed by one of these events
A volcano
Lula would have attempted the walk home, had it not been for the immense mountain that stood between her and her destination.
extremely large or great,
Formed from broken bottles that have been churned by water and washed ashore.
Sea glass
The only fast food chain on the island.
KFC
Paragraphs sometimes can be written without this type of supporting detail. Which one?
Minor details
Number of freshwater lakes on Bermuda.
Zero
Jeremiah joked around so much that when he told the others about the accident that had occurred, they didn’t believe that he was being earnest.
resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction