Controlling Idea and Supporting Details

specifics, ideas, facts, or points included by an author that contribute to the author’s purpose and message

• Evidence

• Claim

• Detail

• Key idea

Is this a Main Idea / Controlling Idea or a Supporting Detail? Storytelling is an important part of being human.

• Main / Controlling Idea

• Supporting Detail

Is this a Main Idea / Controlling Idea or a Supporting Detail? Stories serve people and communities in positive ways.

• Main / Controlling Idea

• Supporting Detail

Is this a Main Idea / Controlling Idea or a Supporting Detail? Stories are told all around the world.

• Main / Controlling Idea

• Supporting Detail

Is this a Main Idea / Controlling Idea or a Supporting Detail? Storytelling is a way to teach good listening skills.

• Main / Controlling Idea

• Supporting Detail

A SUPPORTING detail explains the main idea in a paragraph. What does SUPPORT mean?

• To search and find

• To hold up and help

• To end

• To write

 If you can't figure out the main idea of a passage, what should you do?

• Try to recall every specific detail from the passage

• Ask yourself general questions about the passage

• Read the passage over and over until you have it memorized

• Read the passage once and don't look at it again.

What is the main purpose of a controlling idea in a paragraph?

• To provide specific examples

• To summarize the paragraph

• To guide the direction of the paragraph

• To list supporting details

Which of the following is a supporting detail?

• The main theme of the story

• An example that illustrates a point

• The title of the book

• The author's name

Identify the controlling idea in the following sentence: 'Exercise is essential for maintaining good health.'

• Exercise

• Essential

• Maintaining

• Good health