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Opening Doors: Understanding College Reading, 3/e
Joe Cortina, Richland College
Janet Elder, Richland College
Identifying Supporting Details

Learning Objectives

In this chapter you will learn the answers to these questions:

1.

What are supporting details in a paragraph?

2.

Why is it useful to understand supporting details?

3.

How can I identify supporting details in paragraphs?

4.

How can I list supporting details clearly?

5.

What are major and minor details, and what is the difference between them?








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