In the Spotlight from Stuff

That Scares Your Pants Off!"

by Glenn Murphy
"...then you are one of the
world's many, many sufferers
of glossophobia - the fear of
speaking (or trying to speak) in
public."

Vocab Words
1.
2.
3.
4.

Ambush
Aggression
Confidence
Distract

In the Spotlight from Stuff That Scares

Your Pants Off!"
by Glenn Murphy

Read pg. 51
Setting a Purpose: As you read,
focus on the science facts that
explain why some people are
afraid of speaking in public and
how this fear may be overcome.

In the Spotlight from Stuff That Scares

Your Pants Off!"
by Glenn Murphy

A central, or main idea, is

the most important idea an
author wants the reader to
know.
It can apply to a whole text,
to a section of the text, or
to a whole paragraph.

In the Spotlight from Stuff That Scares

Your Pants Off!"
by Glenn Murphy

Answer the following question with

your partner.
Be sure to type the answer the
question in your notes!
Page 51, lines 1-12
What is the main idea of this
paragraph?

In the Spotlight from Stuff That Scares

Your Pants Off!"
by Glenn Murphy

Supporting details are

words, phrases, or sentences
that tell more about an
important idea or topic.

In the Spotlight from Stuff That Scares

Your Pants Off!"
by Glenn Murphy

Answer the following question with

your partner.
Be sure to type the answer the
question in your notes!
Page 51, lines 1-12
Give text details that tell about
glossophobia.

In the Spotlight from Stuff That Scares

Your Pants Off!"
by Glenn Murphy

Read pg. 52

In the Spotlight from Stuff That Scares

Your Pants Off!"
by Glenn Murphy

One type of supporting detail

used by authors:
Examples
(like stories or
experiences)

In the Spotlight from Stuff That Scares

Your Pants Off!"
by Glenn Murphy

Answer the following question with

your partner.
Be sure to type the answer the
question in your notes!
Page 52, lines 34-47
Identify examples used as supporting
details in these lines.

In the Spotlight from Stuff That Scares

Your Pants Off!"
by Glenn Murphy

Read pg. 53 to line 86

In the Spotlight from Stuff That Scares

Your Pants Off!"
by Glenn Murphy

Authors will often take

several paragraphs to
develop a central idea and its
supporting details.

In the Spotlight from Stuff That Scares

Your Pants Off!"
by Glenn Murphy

Answer the following question with

your partner.
Be sure to type the answer the
question in your notes!
Pages 52 and 53, lines 48-75
Describe the central idea and its
supporting details.

In the Spotlight from Stuff That Scares

Your Pants Off!"
by Glenn Murphy

Authors often use subheads

to help organize information
in their writing.
Subheads can help readers
understand the flow of ideas
in a text.

In the Spotlight from Stuff That Scares

Your Pants Off!"
by Glenn Murphy

Answer the following question with

your partner.
Be sure to type the answer the
question in your notes!

Page 52, lines 34-47

Explain how the subhead "The Lowdown" is related
to, or follows from, the other subheads in the
selection.

In the Spotlight from Stuff That Scares

Your Pants Off!"
by Glenn Murphy

Read pg. 54

In the Spotlight from Stuff That Scares

Your Pants Off!"
by Glenn Murphy

REMINDER:
Remember, a central idea
can be stated in one
paragraph and then
developed through a few or
several following paragraphs.

In the Spotlight from Stuff That Scares

Your Pants Off!"
by Glenn Murphy

Answer the following question

with your partner.
Be sure to type the answer the
question in your notes!
Page 54
What is the central idea of this section?
How do you know this?

In the Spotlight from Stuff That Scares

Your Pants Off!"
by Glenn Murphy
Collaborative Discussion:
Discuss what you have learned about
glossophobia.
What is it?
Why is it a fear that people must work at
overcoming?
Discuss the main idea of the selection and what
text details support it.

VOCABULARY REVIEW

WHAT DOES AMBUSH MEAN?

MAKE SURE TO
FILL OUT YOUR
VOCABULARY
MAP FOR THIS
WORD!

WHAT DOES AGGRESSION MEAN?

MAKE SURE
TO FILL OUT
YOUR
VOCABULAR
Y MAP FOR
THIS WORD!

WHAT DOES CONFIDENCE MEAN?

MAKE SURE TO
FILL OUT YOUR
VOCABULARY
MAP FOR THIS
WORD!

WHAT DOES DISTRACT MEAN?

MAKE SURE TO FILL OUT

YOUR VOCABULARY MAP
FOR THIS WORD!