PDF handout of the 32 Powerpoints - Mark Fullmer

6/5/2012TOPIC: The subject of the whole paragraph. The broad, generaltheme or message.Developmental ReadingMAIN IDEA: the point that the whole paragraph makes. The“key concept” being expressed.DETAILS: the sentences that explain the main idea. The major& minor, support the main idea by telling how, what, when,where, why, how much, or how many.Answer: The most general word or phrase in a textGame: Find the most general term in each groupGroupMost General TermJealousy AngerHatred PeaceEmotion HappinessWorry DistressSpiders ButterfliesCockroaches AntsMosquitoes BugsInsects BeesChemistry AstronomyScience MeteorologyPhysics ClimatologyBiology ArchaeologyEmotionInsectsScienceThe topic is the subject that the selection is about. The mainidea can usually be located if you can determine what thetopic is. It is usually a word or phrase.EXAMPLE : Consumers concerned about the hazards or noisecan reduce noise pollution in many ways. They can purchasenoisy products such as garbage disposals and lawn mowersw/ reduced noisy levels. They can also use sound-absorbingmaterials in their home. Carpeting can be installed instead ofhard flooring, & cork & fabric can be used in rooms that tendto be noisy. Also, people can become less noisy themselves.They can learn to avoid shouting, to close doors w/oslamming them, & to play radios, TV sets, & stereos atmoderate level.“Noise Pollution”Possible ways to describe the topic:The topic is the subject that the selection is about. The mainidea can usually be located if you can determine what thetopic is. It is usually a word or phrase.“Reducing Noise”EXAMPLE : Consumers concerned about the hazards or noisecan reduce noise pollution in many ways. They can purchasenoisy products such as garbage disposals and lawn mowersw/ reduced noisy levels. They can also use sound-absorbingmaterials in their home. Carpeting can be installed instead ofhard flooring, & cork & fabric can be used in rooms that tendto be noisy. Also, people can become less noisy themselves.They can learn to avoid shouting, to close doors w/oslamming them, & to play radios, TV sets, & stereos atmoderate level.Answer: The overall statement the passage is being made.It is expressed as a sentence, and needs a subject ANDverb.EXAMPLE : Consumers concerned about the hazards or noisecan reduce noise pollution in many ways. They can purchasenoisy products such as garbage disposals and lawn mowers w/reduced noisy levels. They can also use sound-absorbingmaterials in their home. Carpeting can be installed instead ofhard flooring, & cork & fabric can be used in rooms that tendto be noisy. Also, people can become less noisy themselves.They can learn to avoid shouting, to close doors w/oslamming them, & to play radios, TV sets, & stereos atmoderate level.1