Finding supporting details
What are supporting details?
Detail= facts, examples and other specific information
Two types of details
1. Major supporting details
2. Minor supporting details
Major supporting details
Major supporting details provide support for the main idea of a reading
Minor supporting details
Minor supporting details are intended to clarify and enhance the major supporting details and are not usually considered as important.
Two strategies
1. Note which ones help you better understand the main idea or
its supporting ideas.
2. Note those that are emphasized in lectures or classroom discussion
Why it is important to prioritize details
It is important to prioritize details because major ones are crucial to understanding a reading assignment, while minor ones, though interesting, are less helpful and take up valuable space in your memory.
Looking for the big picture in longer readings
When studying longer reading passages, especially entire textbook chapers, it’s important to keep in mind the big picture in order to accurately prioritize the supporting details.
When you read textbook chapters, indeed of looking for one topic with one main idea, supported by several major and minor details, you should look at the bigger picture of one topic with a number of main points, each supported by a variety of major and minor supporting ideas.
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