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Supporting
Details
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Vocabulary in Context
100
Point
What is another name for the main idea?
100
To provide reasons, examples, facts, steps, or other kinds of evidence that explain the main idea.
What is the purpose of supporting deatils?
100
Provides illustrations and definitions in the selsction.
What is an example/illustration pattern.
100
The four ways to determine vocabulary in context
What is SAGE
200
Topic
What are the word(s) that are repeated ( and circled) throughout the selection. What is this called?
200
Major and minor
What are the types of supporting details?
200
Provides the reason something happened and/or the result of that happening.
What is cause and effect pattern of organization.
200
Trying to find a word in the selection that means the same as the unknown term.
What is Synonym
300
The sentence that has the main idea in it
What is the topic sentence?
300
To provide information that develops the main idea; required for comprehension.
Explain Major details.
300
Provides information regarding differences within the selection.
What is contrast pattern of organization.
300
Drawing conclusions based on the information given with the word.
What is General sense of the sentence
400
Not directly stated, only suggested in the selection through the supporting details.
What is the difference between "stated" and "implied" main idea?
400
Provide specific information to make major details clear.
Explain minor details.
400
Provides information that continues along the same line of thought as the previous idea.
What is addition/list pattern of organization.
400
Trying to find a word in the selection that means the opposite as the unknown term.
What is Antonym
500
Written by the author vs. written by the reader.
What is difference between 'topic sentence' and the 'main idea'
500
Lets you know a list of details will be coming in the paragraph or selection.
What is List words
500
Provides information about when something happened in relationship to when something else happened.
What is time pattern of organization.
500
When signal words or models are provided to assist in discovering the unknown word.
What is Examples