Bring students to the computer lab and allow them to quiz themselves with tests from websites such as Pro Prof and Study Zone. They can quiz themselves or work with a group of friends to help one another with the answers. One of the benefits of using online quizzes is that the students will not feel pressure to receive a high score in order to get a good grade for the class, since the results will be known only to them.
Instead of lecturing the students or having them read a standard textbook, allow them to read up on supporting details by themselves online. For example, they could review the material presented by the Learning Assistance Center of Hawaii, Manoa or the Purdue Owl Engagement site. After they read through all of the materials, you may want to ask them to complete a short paper quiz to check that they have accomplished the task.
Send students on an online scavenger hunt. Give each student or team of students a piece of paper with questions about supporting details. For example, you might ask them to find which sentence the supporting details of a paragraph should directly relate back to. Require the students to cite their sources for the answers. Award a small prize, such as a no-homework pass or extra points on a test, to the student or team who correctly completes the assignment first.
Take the pressure off students by allowing them to play some games with supporting details during computer time in the classroom. Let them visit the Internet 4 Classroom's website and select from a variety of games presented. For example, they could play "What's the Big Idea?" where they need to use clues (supporting details) to figure out the main idea of the passage.They could play "Get the Idea" where they have to identify the supporting details of the story.