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ERIC Number: EJ556773
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1081-3004
Main Idea: Writers Have always Used It.
Aikman, Carol C.; O'Hear, Michael F.
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v41 n3 p190-95 Nov 1997
Shows that main idea statements were used by a variety of leading American writers of nonfiction in the nineteenth century; that usage patterns bridged gender and racial differences; and that even a difference of purpose or audience did not materially alter main idea patterns. Shows the importance of main idea recognition skills as tools for readers. (SR)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Higher Education, Language Usage, Nonfiction, Reading Skills, United States Literature, Writing Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Main Idea