Main idea and Supporting Detail

1. LESSON 3: PARAGRAPH DAY 1
(MAIN IDEA & SUPPORTING DETAILS)

2. WHAT IS A PARAGRAPH?
A paragraph is a series of sentences that are
organized and coherent, and are all related
to a single topic.

3. WASTE DISPOSAL
Over six billion people on our earth. Every person
creates waste such as food packages made of cardboard
and plastic, aluminum cans, worn-out tires, used paper,
broken cars , bent bicycle wheels, old toothbrushes, grass
clippings, leftover food, old movie, tickets, and empty
containers of cleaning products, etcetera. Where do they all
go?

4. In towns and cities all over the world, trash is put into
a dump. A dump is a place where trash is left in one spot on
top of the ground or in deep holes in the earth. The holes
are filled with. This is done year after , until there is no room
left at the dump. Then , a new dump is begun. In some
towns, there is no room left for dumps. Trash has to be
moved to the dumps on other towns.

5. One of the worst problems with older dumps is that
polluting chemicals were dumped there before any rules
were made about how to handle it. Those chemicals seep
into the soil and into the water, polluting that also.
In some towns and cities where the space for dumps
is running out, laws have been passed that make people
recycle. Using something again is called recycling.

6. For example, a lot of used plastic and glass can be
melted and reshaped into new containers, carpeting,
playground equipment, and a lot of other useful items.
Paper can be cleaned, soaked in water, and turned into new
paper. The steel from old cars can be melted and made into
new cars. There are as many ways to reuse things, as there
are things to use! All we have to do is think.

7. How many paragraph does the article have?

8. How to identify the main idea and supporting
details of paragraph?

9. WHAT IS THE MAIN OF A PARAGRAPH?
The main idea is what the selection is mostly about.
The sentence that summarizes the paragraph.

10. WHAT ARE THE SUPPORTING DETAILS OF A PARAGRAPH?
Supporting details are reasons, examples, facts, steps, or
other kinds of evidence that explain the main idea.

11. LET’S PRACTICE……
Over six billion people on our earth. Every person creates
waste such as food packages made of cardboard and
plastic, aluminum cans, worn-out tires, used paper, broken
cars , bent bicycle wheels, old toothbrushes, grass clippings,
leftover food, old movie, tickets, and empty containers of
cleaning products, etcetera. Where do they all go?