Supporting Details
当你决定了主题句 (Topic sentence)后，下一步便是提出论点，支持或说明你的主题句，包括：examples, information, evidence, facts etc.
例如：A final examination in a course will give a student the initiative to do his or her best work throughout the course. Students who are only taking notes and attending classes in order to pass a few short tests will not put forth their best effort. For instance, some of my friends in drama, in which there is no final examination, take poor notes, which they throw away after each short test. Skipping classes also becomes popular. Imagine the incredible change a final examination would produce. Students would have to take good notes and attend all classes in order to be prepared for the final examination.
--- Suzanne Gremillion
这段落的中心思想说明：“ The advantages of the final examination”。首句先点明主旨，并以戏剧班为例，加强主题的说服力，每句的意思都环绕着这个中心开展，作出比较，最后一句摘要本段意思，现以表列出此段之结构。
Exercise:
1.Divide the following paragraph into three parts: introduction, supporting details and conclusion.
2.Which sentence has the main idea of the paragraph?
3.The writer must support his main idea. How many reasons or examples does the writer give?
4.Does the writer give details to explain each reason or example?
5.Does the writer use any special words in the discussion to help you understand how many reasons or examples he has?
6.What does the conclusion do? Does it give a summary, hope for a change or give advice?
Times Squares is unquestionably the center of entertainment in New York City.There are nearly a hundred Broadway theaters and Off-Broadway stages. People can choose many kinds of musicals from international well-known classical tolively and unusual productions. For example, I have seen several Broadway shows like “Cats” and “Miss Saigon.” I enjoyed the emotional songs and experienced their joys and sadness. Besides Broadway theaters, there are a lot of movie theaters in which most recent Hollywood first-run films are shown. People can see different popular films and spend a whole day in these theaters. Moreover, during lunchtime, there are some street performances such as Jazz and Hard Rock. People crowd the street and listen to ethnic and experimental music with special sound effects. As a result, no one feels bored in Times Squares as it brings her or him a rich variety of entertainment like Broadway musicals, movies and street shows.
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