Main Ideas
This video draws a helpful distinction between main ideas and supporting details, to show the connection between the topic sentence of a paragraph and other contents in the same paragraph.
Supporting Details
To dive in more deeply to the concept of supporting details, view the following video. It describes the techniques of outlining and mapping a paragraph for greater understanding.
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- Lesson 1 - Main Ideas. Authored by: Townsend Press. Located at: https://youtu.be/JS29h3ABBqs. License: All Rights Reserved. License Terms: Standard YouTube License
- Lesson 2 - Supporting Details. Authored by: Townsend Press. Located at: https://youtu.be/vv53n9H-fvU. License: All Rights Reserved. License Terms: Standard YouTube License