Topic/Main Idea/ Details
Identify/ Locate/Details
Patterns
Research
Submission
100

The one thing a paragraph is about. 

What is the topic.

100

To determine the topic the reader must take what action? 

What is to ask questions. 

100

Describes events, processes, procedures

What is time sequence, process patterns

100

Determining the topic of research. 

What is the first step research. 

100

The proper size of the print in a typed college paper. 

What is 12 font type

200

This is the central or most important part of the paragraph. 

What is the main idea.

200

The sentence that states the main idea is called ______? 

What is the topic sentence? 

200

Describes how one or more things cause or are related to another. 

What is the cause and effect pattern.

200

Typing a paragraph about the research topic before reading. 

Wha is activating prior knowledge. 

200

The location of the template for work cited assistance

What is Citation Help on the STLCC library page

300

The proof, support, explanation, reasons, or examples that explain the main idea. 

What are the details. 

300

When the main idea is not stated in the paragraph what must the reader do to understand the main idea? 

What is to infer. 

300


Explains by dividing a topic into parts and categories.

What is the classification pattern. 

300

The action is taken when reading research material to determine important information. 

What is annotation or highlighting.

300

That act of making corrections on a written document. 

What is edit.

400

Topic, Main Idea, Details

What are the essential elements of a paragraph. 

400

Where can the topic sentence be found in the paragraph? 

What is anywhere, the beginning, the middle, or the end. 

400

Organizes, lists of information: characteristics, features, parts, or categories. 

What is the listing pattern.

400
A short written synopsis of facts from the reading.  

Wha is summary.

400

That amount of space between lines on a proper college paper. 

Wha is double spaced. 

500

What must a reader be able to identify to understand the paragraph? 

What is the topic, main idea, and details. 

500

These details provide the primary supporting information. 

What are major details. 

500

Explains the meaning of a term, phrase, or concept; often consists of class, category or group, and explanation.

What is the definition pattern

500

A short written synopsis of what you think is right or wrong from the reading. 

What is analysis. 

500

Name, class, section, title, date

What is proper heading on a proper college paper.