Thesis/Controlling Idea and Supporting Details

Thesis/Controlling Idea and Supporting Details

What is The Thesis/Controlling Idea?

The Thesis/Controlling Idea is the main idea the text is mostly about-- It's SPECIFIC

ALSO KNOWN AS:

• main idea

• key idea

• central idea

Some text here about the topic of discussion

It is supported by facts, examples, details, and explanations

Multiple Choice

What is the thesis/controlling idea of a nonfiction text?

• What the text is mostly about

• The meaning of an unkown word/phrase

• A full paragraph summary of text.

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How do YOU find the controlling idea?

• Look for repeated words, phrases, or ideas

• Titles, headings, subheadings can clue you in

• Topic sentences and concluding sentences

• Looking at the examples, captions, text features, facts, details, explanations​

What is A Topic?

THE GENERAL SUBJECT OF THE TEXT​

Multiple Choice

What is a topic?

• The writer's opinion about a text

• A retelling of the most important ideas

• the general subject of a text

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Spider-man changed comic books by talking about relevant topics of the times

THEIS/Controlling Idea

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Topic

Topic vs THESIS/Controlling Idea

***the topic is the general subject of the text (broad/general) and the thesis/controlling idea is the main idea the text is mostly about (specific)***

Open Ended

What is the difference between a topic and the thesis/controlling idea?

-are the sentences that help prove/describe the thesis/controlling idea

-they add details that make the thesis/controlling idea stronger

-they may ​be facts, examples, explanations, definitions, or anecdotes

-SUPPORTING DETAILS ARE TEXT EVIDENCE

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Supporting Details

Multiple Choice

The thesis/controlling idea of a nonfiction text is almost always supported with...

• supporting details

• reliable authors

• the reader's opinion

• concluding sentences

***SUPPORTING DETAILS ARE TEXT EVIDENCE***

Multiple Choice

What is another word for supporting details used to identify the controlling idea of a text?

• text evidence

• climax

• type of conflict

• context clues

Poll

Do you think you understand thesis/controlling idea and supporting details?

• Yes!

• Sorta...

• No :(

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