Identifying Supporting Details
Identifying Supporting Details
Identifying Supporting Details
TRAINING OF TEACHERS
on Critical Content in Grade 7 English
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SUPPORTING DETAILS
Clarify
Illuminate
Explain
Describe
Expand
Illustrate
TYPES OF SUPPORTING DETAILS
1. COMPARISON
one thing is shown to be like another
Example:
Skilled college students are like unskilled
students in their desire for a diploma
TYPES OF SUPPORTING DETAILS
2. CONTRAST
one thing is shown to differ from another
Example:
Skilled college students are different from
unskilled students in their desire for a diploma
TYPES OF SUPPORTING DETAILS
3. STATISTIC
Example:
75 percent of the students who do not
attend class regularly receive grades of C
or worse.
TYPES OF SUPPORTING DETAILS
Example: 1800
1715
1200
1000
800 692
600
400
200 63 32 14
0
1
TYPES OF SUPPORTING DETAILS
6. VIVID DESCRIPTIONS
Example:
The students took exam from the
professor’s hand, quickly look at the
grade, gave a sigh or relief and began to
smile.
ACTIVITY