In this lesson, you will learn how to organize and develop supporting reasons by using boxes and bullets. [4:32]

In this lesson, you will learn how to develop essay points by writing your thesis statement and listing reasons in order of importance. [3:46]

In this lesson, you will learn how to make your essay flow by connecting your examples, facts, and reasons to your thesis. [3:14]

In this lesson, you will learn how to develop strong supporting evidence by including cause and effect. [3:58]

In this lesson, you will learn how to collect evidence to support your thesis by using observations, statistics, quotations, personal interviews, and questions. [4:41]

Students will be able to clarify how each piece of evidence supports the reason by writing sentences explaining each piece of evidence. [5:28]

In this lesson, you will learn how to elaborate on your supporting details by using an anecdote. [5:13]

In this lesson, you will learn how to support your argument by turning the topic sentence into a question. [5:07]

In this lesson, you will learn how to elaborate on a supporting detail by writing hypothetical details. [4:52]

In this lesson, you will learn how to write the sub-points for your thesis statement by turning the argument into a why question. [3:26]

A slideshow introducing supporting details. It is 4 of 6 in the series titled "Supporting Details."

A lesson with audio discussing how analogies can be used as supporting details. [4:00]

This lesson introduces supporting details. Screencasts [4:43], [6:39], and [8:24]