Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Chapter 6

Summary

This chapter touches upon finding the supporting details.Author's use details to help the reader understand their ideas and arguments.Details are specific pieces of information that serve as the "legs and arms" of the main idea.By asking who? what? where? when? why? about a main idea; you will find facts, opinions, examples, definitions, and illustrations are being presented.Knowing how to locate the main idea and the major and minor supporting details in a reading assignment is the foundation of understanding college reading.

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