* Major Details * Minor Details A. B.

* Major Details * Minor Details A. B. C. D. Read a textbook page in your social studies or science book and be able to pull out what

matters. Take notes without teachers spoon-feeding you information. Take a long article or something with many paragraphs and see major ideas vs. minor ideas. Increase how effectively and swiftly you can complete homework tasks for classes that require textbook reading.

Bubble mapping or webbing Annotating Notetaking/outlining Determining how supporting details build

up to a main idea. TWO BIG QUESTIONS- Which details are main and which are minor? Is the main idea STATED or IMPLIED?

Major Details explain the main idea. are more specific than the main idea. provide the examples, reasons, statistics and studies that help make the main idea clear and convincing. answer readers questions about the main idea. Minor Details explain a major detail. are even more specific than major details. repeat key points and add colorful detail. may or may not be important enough to include in

reading notes. Main Idea: Neighborhood watch programs are good for everyone (in the following ways). Major: Neighborhood watches unite neighbors in a common goal. Minor: Neighbors work together to protect each other. Minor: One familys security becomes everyones

concern. Major: Neighborhood watches reduce crime. Minor: Posted signs act as deterrents to criminals. Minor: Neighbors are more likely to report suspicious persons or activities. Major: Watch programs keep neighbors alert.

Minor: Because neighbors meet regularly, they are more aware of events, rules, or changes in the community. Neighborhoo d watch Programs are beneficial

Aaron is a famous extreme athlete I Aaron = Extreme Athlete A) Hardcore sitting 1) in a wheelchair 2) similar to skateboarding 3) can drift, grind, carve, & handplant

B) First to backflip in a wheelchair 1) Guiness Book Recs. 2) loves what he does Some red food dye comes from the cochineal beetle

May be first, in the middle, or last Usually first so that the reader can focus as they read. Everything else fits under it or rolls around it