Question

main ideas and details
details tell more about the main idea. they give reasons, examples and facts. first: highlight the main idea with yellow highlighter. then: highlight the two reasons why william was confident in red. then: highlight the two examples of how william was creative in blue.
when william went home and started building his windmill, a lot of people in his village laughed at him, including his mother. they didn’t think he could do it. however, william didn’t let that stop him—he was confident. he saw the photo of the windmill in the book. that meant someone else was able to build it so he knew he could build it, too. william was also creative. he didn’t have the parts and equipment that he saw in the book’s diagrams, and he couldn’t buy them. so he looked for the parts that he needed in junkyards.

Explanation:

The main idea is that William was confident and creative while building a wind - mill despite others' doubts. The two reasons for his confidence are seeing a photo of a windmill in a book and knowing someone else had built it. The example of his creativity is looking for parts in junkyards as he didn't have or couldn't buy the parts shown in the book's diagrams.

Answer:

Main idea (yellow): William was confident and creative building a wind - mill despite others' doubts.
Two reasons for confidence (red): Saw windmill photo in a book; Knew someone else built it.
Example of creativity (blue): Looked for parts in junkyards.