Supporting Details
Grade 2 · English Language Arts · Writing · Vermont, USA
Lesson Summary
Supporting details are facts, examples, or reasons that explain the topic sentence.
Explanation
After you write a topic sentence, you need to back it up with details. Supporting details give facts, examples, or reasons that help the reader understand your main idea. If your topic sentence is 'Cats make great pets,' your supporting details might be 'They are soft and cuddly,' 'They clean themselves,' and 'They purr when they are happy.' Good details make your writing stronger and more interesting.
Practice Questions
Q1: If the topic sentence is 'Recess is the best part of the school day,' give one supporting detail.
Answer: Answers will vary. Example: 'You can play with your friends on the playground.'
Q2: What do supporting details do in a paragraph?
Answer: They explain, prove, or give more information about the topic sentence.
Q3: Is 'The sky is blue' a good supporting detail for 'I love going to the beach'?
Answer: It could work, but a stronger detail would be more specific, like 'I love building sandcastles by the ocean.'
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Supporting Details is a lesson in the Writing chapter of Grade 2 English Language Arts. It is part of the Vermont, USA school curriculum and covers key concepts that students need to understand at this level.
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Supporting Details is taught in Grade 2 as part of the English Language Arts curriculum in Vermont, USA.
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