Supporting General Statements

• General Statements

  -main point

  -presents the topic and makes a statement about it
• Supporting statements

  -a sentence that supports the main idea or claim

  -gives detail and evidence

  -usually found in the body
• Providing useful details

  -expound a main idea in a more detailed manner
• Presenting facts and evidence

  -verifable facts to support his/her claim
• Providing examples

  -gives examples of the statement