WS: 1.2- establish and support a central idea with a topic sentence

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WS 1.2- establish and support a central idea
with a topic sentence

• Learning Objective establish a topic sentence
  and supporting details

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Partner Share

• Which picture does not support the following main
  idea
• My favorite holiday is Christmas.

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Supporting Details

• Are specific examples and details that support
  main the idea or topic sentence.
• Example Many people are familiar with the
  insect eating Venus flytrap. (2)Some even grow
  the plant in their homes. (3)Like most plants,
  Venus flytraps get food from the soil. (4)They
  could live without eating insects. (5)They are
  healthier, though, when they have an occasional
  insect snack. (6) Flies are a popular insect
  snack for the Venus fly track.
• Detail Sentences
• - Are specific statements
• - They support the topic sentence by providing
  examples that support the main idea or topic
  sentence
• - they can also further explain a supporting
  detail ( notice sentence 5 and 6)

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Importance

• Helps us to become better writers and
• readers.

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Understanding supportive detail sentence

• 1. Read entire paragraph.
• 2. Think about the subject of the paragraph
• 3. Read the supporting details in the paragraph
• 4. Look for details that do not support the topic
  sentence or if you are adding a detail sentence
  look for details that extends a detail already
  mentioned o further explains the main idea.
• The earth has many different kinds of violent
  weather. (1)The largest storms are called
  hurricanes. (2)Tornadoes are the most
  destructive storms. (3)The winds on Mars are very
  harsh. (4)A thunderstorm can cause wide spread
  floods.
• Which sentence does not support the main idea
• A.  Sentence 1
• B.  Sentence 2
• C.  Sentence 3
• D.  Sentence 4

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Understanding supportive detail sentence

• 1. Read entire paragraph.
• 2. Think about the subject of the paragraph
• 3. Read the supporting details in the paragraph
• 4. Look for details that do not support the topic
  sentence or if you are adding a detail sentence
  look for details that extend a detail already
  mentioned orfurther explains the main idea.
• (1)There are many different kinds of mice.
  (2)Some are good swimmers others like to swing
  from trees by their tails. (3)Mice enjoy eating
  cheese. (4) One kind, the white-footed mouse, is
  not only a good swimmer and tree climber, but
  it's also quite musical!
• Which sentence does not support the main idea
• A.  Sentence 1
• B.  Sentence 2
• C.  Sentence 3
• D.  Sentence 4

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Understanding supportive detail sentence

• 1. Read entire paragraph.
• 2. Think about the subject of the paragraph
• 3. Read the supporting details in the paragraph
• 4. Look for details that do not support the topic
  sentence or if you are adding a detail sentence
  look for details that extends a detail already
  mentioned o further explains the main idea.
• (1)Before there was TV, Americans gathered
  around their radios daily to listen to the news
  and more. (2) In the 1930s and 1940s, mystery
  shows, like Sam Spade and The Shadow, were
  favorites with young and old alike.(3) Every week
  people tuned in to hear the top tunes on Your Hit
  Parade. (4)On Sunday mornings, radio stars read
  the comics aloud to kids. (5)
• Which sentence would best follow sentence (4)
• A.  T.V is used by many Americans
• B.  Many American children enjoyed listening to
  Bob Hope read them funny comic strips.
• C.  Radio was popular in Germany
• D.  On Sunday some families went church.

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Closure
1. Read entire paragraph. 2. Think about the
subject of the paragraph 3. Read the supporting
details in the paragraph 4. Look for details that
do not support the topic sentence or if you
are adding a detail sentence look for details
that extends a detail already mentioned o
further explains the main idea.

• (1) Guide dogs are special dogs that work.
  (2)Guide dogs help people who are not able to see
  very well or who cannot see at all. (3)The guide
  dog acts as their eyes. (4) They are allowed to
  go inside places where other animals are not
  allowed.

Which sentence would best be added between
sentence 3 and sentence 4.

• A. Guide dogs alert their owner by barking.
• B. People who are deaf use sign language to help
  them communicate.
• C. Cats are different from dogs.
• D. Lassie was not a guide dog.